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Lyndon Johnson: “Its purpose is not to divide, but to end divisions--divisions which have all lasted too long.”

On the recordJuly 1, 1964
Its purpose is not to divide, but to end divisions--divisions which have all lasted too long.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Radio and Television Remarks Upon Signing the Civil Rights Bill

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