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I run because I am convinced that this country is on a perilous course and I have such strong feelings about what must be done.

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Robert Kennedy
Age: 42 †
Born: 1925
Born: November 20
Died: 1968
Died: June 6
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The gross national product includes air pollution and advertising for cigarettes, and ambulances to clear our highways of carnage. It counts special locks for our doors, and jails for the people who break them ... It does not allow for the health of our families, the quality of thier education, or the joy of their play.
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Nations around the world look to us for the leadership not merely by strength of arms but by strength of our convictions.
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You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution.
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