Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 2, 1966
Mankind must be helped to escape the darkness of poverty, ignorance, and disease.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Swearing In of William S. Gaud as Administrator, Agency for International Development.

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