Political Quotes

On the recordJune 2, 1964
Only an America that cares for its sick, offers a helping hand to its poor, and compassion to its old—only this kind of America can really win the respect of those whose destiny is bound up with ours.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Keel Laying of the Submarine Pargo, Groton, Connecticut.

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