On the record
For, while we are prepared to assume our full share of these huge burdens, we cannot and must not be expected to bear them alone.
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John F. Kennedy
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gutenberg.orgJohn F. Kennedy: “For, while we are prepared to assume our full share of these huge burdens, we cannot and must not be expected to bear…”
Editor's note · Context
Kennedy asserts that the U.S. cannot shoulder the burdens of global aid alone and must work with allies.
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