John F. Kennedy: Courage, not complacency, is our need today; leadership, not salesmanship.
Courage, not complacency, is our need today; leadership, not salesmanship.
- Source
- Acceptance speech, Democratic National Convention, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, 15 July 1960
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