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Question: Serious US History Question!.!.!.need answer ASAP!?
I know for a fact that JFK copied the quote "Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country" from someone prior to his Inaugural Address!. I really need to know the persons name of whom said it originally!.

Its an easy 10pts!.!.!.!.!.I will vote BA to the first one who is correct

show source if you have one!.!.!.!.

PS I dont know the answer myself thats why i need sources PLEASEWww@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote "We must have a citizenship less concerned about what the government can do for it, and more anxious about what it can do for the nation!." That's from his 1884 memorial address!.

Ted Sorenson and JFK worked together to make their own version of that quote!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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http://www!.jfklibrary!.org/Historical+Res!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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