Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 4, 1966
For while America has not ceased to be the land of opportunity to succeed, it has also become the land of opportunity to serve.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks in Dayton at the Montgomery County Fair

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