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Lyndon Johnson: “Obey the law of the land, the Bill of Rights, the Constitution of the United States, and act with compassion in the…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 1966
Obey the law of the land, the Bill of Rights, the Constitution of the United States, and act with compassion in the administration of that law.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks to Principal Field Officers of the Internal Revenue Service.

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