Mankind's progress toward the distant stars of peace and reason must not, and shall not, be either delayed or diverted by those who would cast the shadow of fear across its path and have it fall in the darkness of war.
Lyndon Johnson: “Mankind's progress toward the distant stars of peace and reason must not, and shall not, be either delayed or diverted…”
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Remarks Upon Viewing New Mariner 4 Pictures From Mars.
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