John F. Kennedy quote: The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and ...

The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings.

~ John F. Kennedy ~

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