Our stars and our ideal is the welfare of our country and the welfare of freedom.
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Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Milwaukee, WI
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But there are other troubles besetting the human family. Many of its members live in poverty and misery and despair.
The rich must help the poor. The industrialized nations must help the developing nations.
So the central responsibility, of course, is to try to develop a climate in this country where there is as close to full employment as we can get it, and then to give particular attention to those who are handicapped.
Contrary to repeated warnings, prophecies, and expressions of hope, in the 17 years since the Marshall plan began, I know of no single officeholder who was ever defeated because he supported this program, and the burden is less today than ever before.





