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The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

John F. Kennedy

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John F. Kennedy
Age: 46 †
Born: 1917
Born: May 29
Died: 1963
Died: November 22
35Th U.S. President
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Not every child has an equal talent or an equal ability or equal motivation, but they should have the equal right to develop their talent and their ability and their motivation, to make something of themselves.
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Knowledge of the oceans is more than a matter of curiosity. Our very survival may hinge upon it.
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