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Lyndon Johnson: “And only firmness that is backed by power can really deter power that is backed by ambition.”

On the recordJuly 11, 1966
And only firmness that is backed by power can really deter power that is backed by ambition.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks to the American Alumni Council: United States Asian Policy.

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