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On the recordDecember 8, 1965
Even when other armies have disbanded, I hope that this one will still be on the firing line: an army whose foes are hunger and hopelessness; an army whose happy battle cry is a call to 'brighten the corner where you are.'
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Telephone Remarks Upon Accepting an Award From the Salvation Army Association of New York

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