Some men are killed in a war and some men are wounded, and some men never leave the country, and some men are stationed in the Antarctic and some are stationed in San Francisco. It's very hard in military or in personal life to assure complete equality. Life is unfair.

John F. Kennedy

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Unfairness of life

Speaker

John F. Kennedy

Medium

Press conference

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Kennedy, John F. News conference about inequality in military service. 21 Mar. 1962, Washington, DC, USA.

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