I believe in an America where the rights that I have described are enjoyed by all, regardless of their race or their creed or their national origin - where every citizen is free to think and speak as he pleases and write and worship as he pleases - and where every citizen is free to vote as he pleases, without instructions from anyone, his employer, the union leader or his clergyman.


John F. Kennedy: "Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA," October 31, 1960. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project.

John F. Kennedy: Speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA[presidency.ucsb.edu]

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I believe in an America where the rights that I have described are enjoyed by all, regardless of their race or their creed or their national origin - ...

I believe in an America where the rights that I have described are enjoyed by all, regardless of their race or their creed or their national origin - ...

I believe in an America where the rights that I have described are enjoyed by all, regardless of their race or their creed or their national origin - ...

I believe in an America where the rights that I have described are enjoyed by all, regardless of their race or their creed or their national origin - ...