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VII
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In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed
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twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved,
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and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court
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of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
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VIII
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Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed,
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nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
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IX
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The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights,
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shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
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X
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The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution,
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nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively,
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or to the people.
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[Etext #3] November 22, 1973, 10th Anniversary of Assassination
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[Officially rereleased for November 22, 1993, 30th Anniversary]
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This is a retranscription of one of the first Project
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and now officially re-released on November 22, 1993--
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on the 30th anniversary of his assassination.
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JFK's Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961, 12:11 EST
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We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom. . .
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symbolizing an end as well as a beginning. . .signifying renewal
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as well as change for I have sworn before you and Almighty God
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the same solemn oath our forbears prescribed nearly a century
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and three-quarters ago.
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The world is very different now, for man holds in his mortal hands
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the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life.
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And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forbears fought
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are still at issue around the globe. . .the belief that the rights of man
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come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.
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We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution.
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Let the word go forth from this time and place. . .to friend and foe alike. . .
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that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans. . .
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born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace,
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proud of our ancient heritage. . .and unwilling to witness or permit the slow
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undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed,
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and to which we are committed today. . .at home and around the world.
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Let every nation know. . .whether it wishes us well or ill. . .
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that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship,
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support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and
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the success of liberty. This much we pledge. . .and more.
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To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share:
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we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. United. . .there is
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little we cannot do in a host of co-operative ventures.
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Divided. . .there is little we can do. . .for we dare not meet
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a powerful challenge, at odds, and split asunder.
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To those new states whom we welcome to the ranks of the free:
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we pledge our word that one form of colonial control shall not
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have passed away merely to be replaced by a far more iron tyranny.
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We shall not always expect to find them supporting our view.
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But we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their
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own freedom. . .and to remember that. . .in the past. . .those who
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foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.
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To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe
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struggling to break the bonds of mass misery: we pledge our best
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efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period
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is required. . .not because the Communists may be doing it,
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not because we seek their votes, but because it is right.
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If a free society cannot help the many who are poor,
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it cannot save the few who are rich.
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To our sister republics south of our border: we offer a special pledge. . .
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to convert our good words into good deeds. . .in a new alliance for progress
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. . .to assist free men and free governments in casting off the chains of
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poverty. But this peaceful revolution of hope cannot become the prey of
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hostile powers. Let all our neighbors know that we shall join with them
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to oppose aggression or subversion anywhere in the Americas. . .and let
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every other power know that this hemisphere intends to remain the master
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of its own house.
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To that world assembly of sovereign states: the United Nations. . .
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