Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Ours was the only Nation ever based on an idea--that all men are created equal--that every man is entitled to life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Context

Remarks at the Swearing In of Dr. Barnaby Keeney as Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities.

07/13/1966

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