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Lyndon Johnson: “People who do not know their past are doomed to repeat its mistakes.”

On the recordJuly 27, 1964
People who do not know their past are doomed to repeat its mistakes.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks Upon Signing Bill Authorizing Grants for the Publication of Historical Documentary Source Material

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