Lyndon Johnson actually said...

When the sergeant's tour was up and he had to leave the village, all turned out for a farewell party for the man who had been a friend of ea...

It works best not for those who 'turn off' or those who 'drop out'--but particularly for those who 'butt in'.

It also says something about the man who leads those men and the man who prepares those men for the call they must answer.

I am pleased that you are going to undertake leadership in the area of pressing urban problems.