The great battleground for the defense and expansion of freedom today …

John F. Kennedy
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The great battleground for the defense and expansion of freedom today is the whole southern half of the globe... the lands of the rising peoples. Their revolution is the greatest in human history. They seek an end to injustice, tyranny and exploitation. More than an end, they seek a beginning. ✨ Speech to Congress on Urgent National Needs, delivered 25 May 1961, Washington, D.C.
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