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Moral courage is more a rare commodity than bravery in a battle or great intelligence.
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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Massachusetts
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Jack Kennedy
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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I want every American to be free to stand up for his rights, even if sometimes he has to sit down for them.
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Art establishes the basic human truths which must serve as the touchstone of our judgement.
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