We cannot turn back the hands of time today, but we can, after 161 years of neglect, honor Jefferson's plea.
Lyndon Johnson: “We cannot turn back the hands of time today, but we can, after 161 years of neglect, honor Jefferson's plea.”
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Remarks at the Swearing In of Robert L. Bennett as Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
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