Washington, D.C.
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Speech at the Opening of Exhibit on the Emancipation Proclamation at The National Archives in Washington, D.C.
In this generation we have seen an extraordinary change in America—a new surge of idealism in our life—a new and profound reality in our democratic order. Much has been done. But much more must be done, first because it is right, and because in making equal opportunity a reality for all Americans, we make it…
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Senate Speech
If we are to leave our children a planet on which to live safely, to fulfill the bright promise of their lives, we must resume the journey towards peace.
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Remarks to Senate
No group of immigrants made greater contributions to America than the Irish. Railroads and factories, schools and hospitals, and churches—
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Senate Speech
Of course, unilateral action is easier than collective action; but we are much stronger when we act in concert with the rest of the hemisphere than when we act alone; and consultation is the price you must pay for the extra strength our alliances give us
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Announcement of candidacy for President
I cannot stand aside from the contest that will decide our nation’s future and our children’s future.
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Television interview in the WTTG studios of the Metromedia Television Network
I think that we are also seeing a resurgence of extremism in the Northern communities. When we start to move in these areas, civil rights make some people uncomfortable, because things are not the same as they have always been.
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Television interview in the WTTG studios of the Metromedia Television Network
I believe that extremists of both the right and the left share certain characteristics. They are totally intolerant of the views of others and totally unwilling to engage in discussion. They don’t have to because they have a simple answer for every problem.
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Television interview in the WTTG studios of the Metromedia Television Network
There are overtones of violence to extremist movements, which I suppose is natural when one is unwilling to discuss his position.
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Television interview in the WTTG studios of the Metromedia Television Network
I think that the extremists of both the right and left can be identified by their inability or unwillingness to accept our system as the basic vehicle for social change, and their consequent lack of a program that we would call constructive.
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Statement Delivered Before U.S. Senate
We have a responsibility to the victims of crime and violence. It is a responsibility to think not only of our own convenience but of the tragedy of sudden death. It is a responsibility to put away childish things
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Statement on the Food Stamp Program before Senate Subcommittee on Agricultural Research and General Legislation
When I was in Mississippi with the Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty, I saw conditions of extreme hunger. I saw people who eat only one meal a day or one meal every two days.
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Senate Speech
For our legacy—to our children, to the next generation of political leaders in the United States—will be far more than what we leave within our boundaries. Its most important element will be the role and standing of the United States in the world— whether, in short, people will look to this country with hope or…
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