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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 14, 1966

I believe the answer to that problem is a simple one and that Congress has given it in the law itself.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 23, 1965

The Government's paramount interest 'is not that it shall win a case, but that justice shall be done.'

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 3, 1965

No act of my entire administration will give me greater satisfaction than the day when my signature makes this bill, too, the law of this land.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 24, 1964

This Nation deserves and must have a capital city which is in the very front rank in respect for law by its citizens, and in safety for its residents and visitors

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 1, 1964

Nothing in this order shall be construed as subjecting any Federal agency, or any function vested by law in, or assigned pursuant to law to, any Federal agency, to the authority of any other Federal agency, or as abrogating or restricting…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Sep 30, 1964

The demands upon courts of law are many, and they are varied, but the courts that we create in specialized fields as much as other courts must serve the same end, and that is the good of all men.

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Eisenhower
@eisenhower· Republican · KS· Jul 2, 1957

I would say this. Naturally, I am not a lawyer and I don't participate in drawing up the exact language of proposals.

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Eisenhower
@eisenhower· Republican · KS· Jan 22, 1957

I think everybody that went on this trip became convinced of this: in the long run, no laws are going to solve this problem completely.

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Eisenhower
@eisenhower· Republican · KS· Apr 8, 1956

As a result, the record before me is one of unresolved disagreements of fact and law.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Sep 16, 1952

Our present laws on immigration and naturalization are not, in my opinion, good enough.

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Jun 29, 1952

The Mutual Security Agency is hereby designated as the agency responsible for liquidating any outstanding affairs of the Economic Cooperation Administration which are now or hereafter required to be discontinued by law; and the said Agency…

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Dec 11, 1951

It shall be understood that the term of copyright in any case is not and cannot be altered or affected by this proclamation, and that as provided by the aforesaid title 17, no liability shall attach under the said title for lawful uses…

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Harry Truman
@harrytruman· Democratic · MO· Nov 15, 1951

It shall be understood that the term of copyright in any case is not and cannot be altered or affected by this proclamation,

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