Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Today we strike away the last major shackle of those fierce and ancient bonds.

For much too long this nation has tolerated in the District of Columbia conditions that our ancestors fought a revolution to eliminate.

For much too long we have imposed on many hundreds of thousands of citizens who live in the District a badge of inferiority--the stigma of u...

But for too long all the arts have had an uncertain footing in our society.