When this measure is signed, it will be one of the most historic enactments of any Congress in this century.
And we think, as Emerson once put it, 'that our civilization is near its meridian, but we are yet only at the cock crowing and the morning s...
The bill passed by the Senate will redeem our long neglect.
For much too long we have denied at our nation's capital the principles of representative government for which we stand throughout the world...
For much too long we have imposed on many hundreds of thousands of citizens who live in the District a badge of inferiority--the stigma of u...
We know more than man has ever known before.
For much too long this nation has tolerated in the District of Columbia conditions that our ancestors fought a revolution to eliminate.
If you feel like protesting, I hope you will.
So under times and conditions such as those in which we live, I believe it is imperative that America's arts be encouraged and be supported ...
We are extremely proud of you for that.
I am the man who turns out the lights around this house.
I am not disturbed by what some describe as the restlessness among young Americans today, because I share that feeling with you.
If you want to change what you have seen this summer, and if you want to improve upon it, and if you believe this Government can and should ...
As it was 189 years ago, so today the cause of America is a revolutionary cause.
This is no less than a national disgrace.
This is a rather remarkable and rather splendid achievement.
I cannot emphasize too strongly my conviction that this action by the Senate must not meet the fate of home rule bills passed by the Senate ...
Yes, this is a new day in America.
