"My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
-John F. Kennedy
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"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.“
-John F. Kennedy
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"In a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon it will be an entire nation. For all of us must work to put him there."
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"We believe that if men have the talent to invent new machines that put men out of work, they have the talent to put those men back to work."
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"The pay is good and I can walk to work."
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"I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians."
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"I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose."
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"RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society."
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"I think human society for tens of thousands of years has sent young men out in small groups to do things that are necessary but very dangerous. And they've always gotten killed doing it. And they've always turned it into a matter of honor and a way of gaining acceptance back into society if they survived."
-Sebastian Junger
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