Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 7, 1966
Whenever there is a collision with fate, when history stops for a moment of crisis--it is the doubter who runs from the test of courage--and it is the builder who is firm in the face of fear.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Swearing In of Elmer Staats as Comptroller General of the United States.

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