Lyndon Johnson actually said...

I am confident that Malta's role as an independent member of the community of nations will be bright and constructive.

Message to Prime Minister Olivier on the Occasion of the Independence of Malta.

09/19/1964

More Lyndon Johnson Quotes

There are so many things, so many more things in the world, that unite us than that divide us.

We are not joined together by experience or convenience in pursuit of temporary goals.

The Atlantic Alliance is not in the midst of crisis, as some alarm mongers would have you believe.

It is a question of moving ahead with the times, and it is a question of vision and persistence.