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Lyndon Johnson: “In a democracy changes are made by mutual discussion and persuasion and not by violent means.”

On the recordMarch 27, 1966
In a democracy changes are made by mutual discussion and persuasion and not by violent means.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Toasts of the President and Prime Minister Gandhi of India

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