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HERE IS THE SPEECH IN ITS ENTIRETY. >> I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR GENEROUS INVITATION. THIS IS A SO-CALLED RELIGIOUS ISSUE AND THIS IS NECESSARILY AN PROPERLY
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THE CHIEF TOPIC HERE TONIGHT. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE FROM THE OUTSET THAT I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE FAR MORE CRITICAL ISSUES IN THE 1960 CAMPAIGN.
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THE SPREAD OF THE COMMUNIST INFLUENCE, UNTIL IT FESTERS ONLY 90 MI. FROM THE COAST OF FLORIDA. THE HUMILIATING TREATMENT OF OUR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT...
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FOR MANY OF THOSE WHO DO NOT DOUBT IN ANY WAY YOUR LOYALTY TO THIS COUNTRY. CAN I BRING IT DOWN TO WHERE WE STAND RIGHT NOW AND WE ARE FACING EACH OTHER....
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VERY FINE CATHOLICS, BUT IS A POLICY OF CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP TO FORBID THEM TO ATTEND A PROTESTANT SERVICE. IF WE WERE IN THE SANCTUARY OF MY CHURCH,...
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COULD PARTICIPATE AS A PARTICIPANT. THAT COMES WITHIN THE PRIVATE BELIEFS THAT A CATHOLIC MIGHT HAVE. AS FAR AS WHETHER I COULD ATTEND THIS SORT OF...
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1947 TO ATTEND A DINNER FOR 80 INTERFAITH CHAPEL -- FOR AN INTERFAITH CHAPEL. I WAS DELIGHTED TO ACCEPT. I THOUGHT IT WAS A WORTHWHILE CAUSE. A FEW DAYS
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BEFORE I WAS DUE TO ACCEPT, I LEARNED THROUGH MIGHT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WHO HAD FRIENDS IN PHILADELPHIA THAT I WAS LISTED AS A SPOKESPERSON FOR...
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ALL OF THESE SPEAK IN A WONDERFUL SENSE OF THE FREEDOM WITH WHICH WE WANT TO KEEP AMERICA. YET, ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE IS IN ANOTHER PLACE IN THE PLATFORM....
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I DO NOT THINK IT INVOLVES A CONSTITUTIONAL
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GUARANTEE OF FREEDOM. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE TASK
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LOBBY LAW, THE STATE WHICH COULD PERMIT A -- WAS PERMITTED TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC SHOP. INTERSTATE COMMERCE IS VALUABLE AND I HOLD THAT IS BETTER TO HAVE...
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IS THIS -- IF YOU ARE ELECTED PRESIDENT, WILL YOU USE YOUR INFLUENCE TO GET THE ROMAN CATHOLIC COUNTRIES OF SOUTH AMERICA AND SPAIN TO STOP PERSECUTING...
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THE SINCERITY AND IN CHRISTIAN GRACE, WE PLEAD WITH SENATOR JOHN F. KENNEDY AS THE PERSON PRESENTLY CONCERN IN THIS MATTER TO APPEAL TO CARDINAL CUSHING,...
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RR@ @ @ @ PS@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ R THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THE VIEW PRINT -- THE VIEWPOINT THAT I HAVE EXPRESSED PUBLICLY TONIGHT REPRESENTS...
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THAT I WOULD APPOINT TO ANY OFFICE AS A SENATOR OR AS A PRESIDENT WOULD, I HOPE, HOLD THE SAME VIEW OF THEIR LIVING UP TO THE LETTER OF THE CONSTITUTION...
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MY VIEW VERY CLEARLY. I DO NOT HAVE ANY DIFFICULT -- DIFFICULTIES DATING THAT YOU. AS LONG AS I CAN STATE IT IN A WAY THAT IS, I HOPE, SATISFACTORY TO...
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SAME WAY THAT HE APPROVED OF THE
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1948 STATEMENT OF THE BISHOP. IN MY JUDGMENT -- AND I AM NOT A STUDENT OF THEOLOGY -- I AM STATING WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE THE POSITION OF OF MY PERSONAL...
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TEXAS STATE NETWORK PROGRAM. >> TODAY, I HAD TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE DOCTOR AND RECEIVED THIS TELEGRAM FROM HIM. I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO...
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ERRORS. I BELIEVE THE SENATOR WOULD WISH TO CORRECT THE ERRORS. THE ORIGINAL DRAFT OF THE PROGRAM ON THE INTERFAITH ON DECEMBER 15 1947 IDENTIFY MR....
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REVEREND SAID IT FIRST PLACE IN 1950. IT WAS ONLY IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS THAT IT CAME FORWARD AND THAT IT TO PLACE IN 1947 I NEVER DISCUSSED HYPER THE...
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IT, AND IT WOULD BE AN UNFORTUNATE BREACH AND INTERFERENCE WITH THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM. I AM CONFIDENT THAT THERE WOULD BE NO SUCH INTERFERENCE....
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ILLNESSNESS OF THE TIME, LET'S CUT OFF THE APPLAUSE. >>
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A FALSE STATEMENT KNOWINGLY MADE WHEN NOT BE A LIE -- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA VOLUME 10, PAGE 696. HOWEVER, WE ARE ALSO UNDER AN OBLIGATION TO KEEP PEACE...
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THAT DUTY IS TO SAY WHAT IS FALSE OR TELL A LIE. CATHOLIC INCITE -- ENCYCLOPEDIA, VOLUME 10, PAGE 195. WHEN MENTAL RESERVATION IS PERMISSIBLE, IT IS...
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THAT WHEN YOU TAKE AN OATH THAT YOU DO NOT MEAN THAT OR THAT IT IS PROPER FOR YOU TO TAKE OATHS AND THEN BREAK THEM, THAT IT IS PROPER FOR YOU TO LIE,...
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GUIDING THEM IN WHAT AREA? IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE AREA OF FAITH AND MORALS AND THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE CHURCH, I WOULD THINK ANY THAT THIS MINISTER...
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OF MY PUBLIC DUTY BY HIS STATEMENT, THEN I SAY, NO. IF THAT STATEMENT IS INTENDED TO MEAN -- AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO COMMENT ON A SENTENCE THAT IS TAKEN...
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DIRECT ME IN MY DUTIES AS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL.
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I AM DIRECTED TO DO IT FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES. THAT IS MY FLAT STATEMENT. I DO NOT WANT TO GO INTO DETAIL ON A SENTENCE TO READ TO ME THAT...
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RELATES TO YOUR STATEMENT THAT IF YOU FOUND BY SOME REMOTE POSSIBILITY A REAL CONFLICT BETWEEN
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YOUR OATH OF OFFICE AS PRESIDENT IF HE WOULD RESIGN THAT OFFICE IF IT WERE IN A REAL CONFLICT WITH YOUR CHURCH. YOUR CHURCH. >> I SET MY CONSCIENCE....
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CHURCH. THAT FREEDOM OF RELIGION AND OTHER BANK PROFITS TO PROPAGATE THEMSELVES AND THE FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE -- THAT FREEDOM OF
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RELIGION TO PROPAGATE -- THE PRI, OF RELIGION OTHER THAN CATHOLIC TO PROPAGATE IT THEMSELVES AND THE FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE. >> THE FIRST ISSUE, AS...
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OF CATHOLICS IN THIS COUNTRY. THEY ARE NOT IN ERROR IN THAT REGARD. >> SECONDLY, THE RIGHT OF RELIGIONS OTHER THAN ROMAN
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CATHOLIC TO PROPAGATE THEMSELVES. >> I THINK THEY SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO PROPAGATE
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THEMSELVES -- ANY FAITH WITHOUT ANY LIMITATION BY THE POWER OF THE STATE, OR ENCOURAGEMENT BY THE POWER OF THE STATE. >> THIRDLY, THE FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE....
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FREEDOM OF THE MIND. THE RUNS OF
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SCIENCE, I BELIEVE -- IT EXTENDS TO THE FREEDOM OF THE MIND IN THE REALM OF SCIENCE, I BELIEVE. >> I AM DELIGHTED TO COME HERE TODAY. I
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DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO THINK BECAUSE THEY INTERROGATE ME ON THIS IMPORTANT QUESTION THAT I REGARD THEM AS UNFAIR QUESTIONS OR UNREASONABLE. OR THAT SOMEONE...
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ANY CANDIDATE FOR THE OPPOSITE SHOULD SUBMIT HIMSELF TO THE QUESTIONS OF ANY REASONABLE MAN. [APPLAUSE] MY ONLY LIMIT TO THAT WOULD BE THAT IF SOMEONE...
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