JFK on Soft Americans and Fitness

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Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.

source: John F Kennedy “Sport at the New Frontier: The Soft American” in: Sports Illustrated Volume 13, Issue 26 (December 26, 1960), p. 14-17 (article)

Today’s politicians should take a stronger role in supporting well-being for the general public.