JFK in 1960: When Democrats fought for liberty

During the U.S. presidential campaign of 1960, John Kennedy would sometimes end his speeches with a particularly moving Abraham Lincoln quote. In Towson, Maryland, Sept. 16, Kennedy presented it like this. “During the campaign of 1860, Lincoln wrote to a friend, ‘I know there is a God and that He hates injustice. I see the storm coming, and I know His hand is in it. If He has a place and a part for me, I believe that I am ready.'” Kennedy continued, “Now, 100 years later, we know there is a God and that He hates injustice...