To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence, Washington from commanding the Continental Army, Madison from fathering the Constitution, Hamilton from serving as secretary of the treasury, Clay from being elected speaker of the House and Christopher Columbus from discovering America.


"Let the Word Go Forth": The Speeches, Statements, and Writings of John F. Kennedy (ed. Laurel, 1991)

John F. Kennedy Quotes

To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence,...

To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence,...

To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence,...

To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence,...