It is a contest between all those who look to the past, between all those who wish to stand still, and those who wish to move ahead.
On the recordOctober 25, 1960
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Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, Detroit Coliseum, Michigan State Fair, Detroit, MI
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They may be facts which some would prefer to forget, but if the United States of America, and particularly the Northeast United States, these 15 States, are going to move ahead and provide a better life for the people of Delaware and the people of Maryland, and the people of the United States, then we are going to have to do something about it.
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