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“I know that it was a source of the greatest strength to [President John F. Kennedy] to know that there were thousands of people all over the United States, who were together with him, dedicated to certain principles and certain ideals. No matter what talent an individual possesses; no matter what energy he might have; no matter how much integrity and honesty he might have; if he is by himself and particularly a political figure, he can accomplish very little. But if he is sustained, as President Kennedy was, by the Democratic Party, all over the United States, dedicated to the same things that he was attempting to accomplish, you can accomplish a great deal.  No one knew that really, more than President John F. Kennedy. He used to take great pride in telling of the trip that Thomas Jefferson and James Madison took up the Hudson River in 1800, on a botanical expedition, searching for butterflies. That they ended up down in New York City and that they formed the Democratic Party. And he took great pride in the fact that the Democratic Party was the oldest political party in the world.”

We must accomplish a lot, so we must stand together.  

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