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On the recordJanuary 23, 1966
We are a rich nation and can afford to make progress at home while meeting obligations abroad--in fact, we can afford no other course if we are to remain strong.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Annual Budget Message to the Congress, Fiscal Year 1967.

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