Our family believes in democracy. We believe in the fact that my uncles, one of whom laid down his life in World War II fighting Hitler over Germany, got shot down.
Patrick J. Kennedy: “Our family believes in democracy. We believe in the fact that my uncles, one of whom laid down his life in World War II…”
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Patrick Kennedy emphasizes his family's belief in democracy and the sacrifices made by family members in defense of it.
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