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Quotation from Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy
“the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.”
Inaugural Address, Paragraph 2 (Public Papers of the Presidents; Avalon Project)
Kennedy names the revolutionary belief still at issue around the globe.
Citation: "the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God." — John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, Paragraph 2 (Public Papers of the Presidents; Avalon Project). (id kennedy-inaugural-address-q1)
Portrait: Jfk inauguration, U.S. Army Signal Corps, Public domain.
