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An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963

by Robert Dallek

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“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.”
― Albert Camus

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“Democracies should be a delirium of choices - more options, not fewer; more avenues to travel, not fewer.”
― B. W. Powe, Towards a Canada of Light

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