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On the recordOctober 23, 1960
The kind of society we build here, the kind of country we develop here, that is the test of our ability to lead around the world.
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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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