On the recordApril 20, 1964
It is all very well for us to make lofty statements about the ideals of our democratic society, but such statements have very little meaning unless they are backed up in actual practice.
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presidency.ucsb.eduLyndon Johnson: “It is all very well for us to make lofty statements about the ideals of our democratic society, but such statements have…”
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Remarks to a Group of Treasury Department Officials on Equal Employment Opportunity
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