09/13/1965
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"To retreat from it would, I think, set a chain reaction of counter-protection and retaliation that would put in jeopardy our ability to work together and to prosper together."
"We must and we will, I hope, keep it that way."
"The large enterprises that really shape history take a great deal of time and much hard work."
"This is an intolerable condition in the 20th century in a modern nation that prides itself on reputed leadership of the world."