Remarks in Union, New Jersey
10/12/1976
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Some of our basic freedoms originated in our earliest days from actions taken in the respective States.
Our government today is strengthened by the firm foundation that State legislatures give to government throughout the whole United States.
The greater emphasis today on the importance, the essentiality of affirmative action at the State level is going to grow and grow and grow.
State legislatures perform an invaluable function.