And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.

John F. Kennedy

Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy

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Citizen and state Civic duty American politics

Speaker

John F. Kennedy

Source

Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Kennedy, John F. "Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1961, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Authentication Score 3
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These men and women...ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right.

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Same sex marriage Marriage Constitutional law Gay rights Equal rights American politics

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Anthony Kennedy
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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To protect the workers in their inalienable rights to a higher and better life; to protect them, not only as equals before the law, but also in their health, their homes, their firesides, their liberties as men, as workers, and as citizens; to overcome and conquer prejudice and antagonism; to secure to them the right to life, and the opportunity to maintain that life; the right to be full sharers in the abundance which is the result of their brain and brawn, and the civilization of which they are the founders and the mainstay... The attainment of these is the glorious mission of the trade unions.

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Time
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Authentication Score 3
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Gompers, Samuel. "Trade Unions - Their Philosophy." Jan. 1898, USA. Speech.

Current Citation

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