Political Quotes

Joseph Kennedy

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Sep 4, 1960

And finally, I am here because I know we share a deep-seated belief in free collective bargaining, and in the growth and development of free and responsible unions - and unlike our opponents, we do not believe in this only on Labor Day.

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Sep 4, 1960

This is a great State, Michigan, but it can be a greater State.

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Sep 4, 1960

I am concerned about reports that the NATO base in Athens has been fueling Russian planes en route to the Congo which have been used for purposes hostile to the efforts of the United Nations.

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Sep 4, 1960

I call upon all Americans to join in the great effort to rebuild our country and strengthen the cause of freedom.

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Sep 4, 1960

I do not consider a politician's chief duty to consider how he can gain popularity at the moment.

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Sep 4, 1960

I take our case to you because I am confident that the American people want an enduring peace in which human dignity, truth, and justice under law are secured for all men everywhere.

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Sep 4, 1960

Yours has been a pragmatic movement basing itself on achievement and progress rather than on some abstract economic and political theory.

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Sep 3, 1960

Yes. I talked on Thursday morning to General Wheeler from the Department of Defense.

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