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Lyndon Johnson: “Our continuing challenge has been to preserve that diversity, without sacrificing our sense of national purpose; to…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 1968
Our continuing challenge has been to preserve that diversity, without sacrificing our sense of national purpose; to encourage the development of individual excellence, without yielding in our pursuit of national excellence for all.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Special Message to the Congress on Civil Rights.

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