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On the recordOctober 23, 1960
It is more than a contest between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. It is a contest between the contented and the concerned, between those who wish to stand still and those who wish to move ahead.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, University of Illinois Campus, Champaign-Urbana, IL

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