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Lyndon Johnson: “Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights-or…”

On the recordFebruary 22, 1966
Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights-or keep them.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks in New York City Upon Receiving the National Freedom Award

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