John F. Kennedy quote about wealth from State of the Union Address - This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
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This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
 John F. Kennedy, State of the Union Address (14 January 1963). copy citation

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Author John F. Kennedy
Source State of the Union Address
Topic wealth spirituality materialism
Date 14 January 1963
Language English
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Weblink http://www.gutenberg.org/files/5041/5041-h/5041-h.htm#3

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“Tax reduction alone, however, is not enough to strengthen our society, to provide opportunities for the four million Americans who are born every year, to improve the lives of 32 million Americans who live on the outskirts of poverty.
The quality of American life must keep pace with the quantity of American goods.
This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
Therefore, by holding down the budgetary cost of existing programs to keep within the limitations I have set, it is both possible and imperative to adopt other new measures that we cannot afford to postpone.” source

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