So I say to you tonight, wherever you live, whatever you do, whatever your I.Q. or however big your bank deposit, there is a place for you in the army, in the army of Americans that are fighting the war--fighting the war against poverty and disease, fighting the war against illiteracy and against bigotry.
Remarks Outside City Hall, Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
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Your reward--and it is coming--will be seen in the faces of children who will come down the road that you have helped to open.
In that pursuit, Mr. President, United States support will be gladly given.
Sometimes it is your job to go out and scout the road, to encounter and overcome the difficulties that always accompany such a vast new venture as this.
Thank you all for your welcome and for the wonderful work that you carry on.
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