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Lyndon Johnson: “We cannot accept their logic that tyranny 10,000 miles away is not tyranny to concern us, or that subjugation by an…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 1966
We cannot accept their logic that tyranny 10,000 miles away is not tyranny to concern us, or that subjugation by an armed minority in Asia is different from subjugation by an armed minority in Europe.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks of Welcome to Vietnamese Leaders Upon Arriving at Honolulu International Airport

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