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We celebrate the past to awaken the future.

— John F. Kennedy

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"Remarks at the 25th Anniversary of the Signing of the Social Security Act," Hyde Park, New York (14 August 1960); Box 910, Senate Speech Files, John F. Kennedy Papers, Pre-Presidential Papers, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library

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A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.

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