“a stunning failure of leadership”
“any external aggressor will clash with an impregnable resistance.”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”

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On the recordNovember 5, 1960
We are the chief defenders of freedom, and it is incumbent upon us to get moving again.
Said by
Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

Editor's note · Context

Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy, Teaneck Armory, Teterboro, NJ

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