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John F. Kennedy

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.
John F. Kennedy
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John F. Kennedy is saying that throughout history, only a small number of generations face the critical challenge of protecting freedom when it is most threatened.

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