| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 32394 |
| QUOTATION: | It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | John Fitzgerald Kennedy (19171963), U.S. Democratic politician, president. Speech, September 6, 1960, while campaigning for the presidency, Seattle, Washington. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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