Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 21, 1960
This is a great country, but this country cannot move forward unless the people of this country will make a decision for progress on November 8.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Auditorium, Kansas City, MO

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