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Lyndon Johnson: Education is the guardian genius of democracy. It is the only dictator that free men recognize, and it is the only ruler…

On the recordOctober 11, 1964
Education is the guardian genius of democracy. It is the only dictator that free men recognize, and it is the only ruler that free men desire.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Coliseum in Denver

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