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On the recordMay 8, 1964
I think if I could ask our Heavenly father who created us all 'in Thine own image' for one wish today, I think I would ask Him to ask the people of this continent to not ask a man how he spells his name or what country his ancestors came from, or what church he attends, or what political party he belongs to but ask him, instead if he is sure, after a little introspection, that he could practice the Golden Rule, if he is sure that he could 'love thy neighbor as thyself.'
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas
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Remarks at the Dedication of the John F. Kennedy Cultural Center at Mitchel Field, New York.

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