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Lyndon Johnson: “It is not enough just to give men rights. They must be able to use those rights in their personal pursuit of happiness.”

On the recordAugust 5, 1965
It is not enough just to give men rights. They must be able to use those rights in their personal pursuit of happiness.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks in the Capitol Rotunda at the Signing of the Voting Rights Act

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