Lyndon Johnson actually said...

It is possible to reclaim a river like the Potomac from the carelessness of man.

Special Message to the Congress Proposing Measures To Preserve America's Natural Heritage

02/22/1966

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If our children's children want to measure what we tried to achieve, I hope they will remember one thing: The American Government in only 3 ...

When a people commit themselves to learning, a revolution begins which will never stop.

Education is the greatest single bottleneck.

It was signed, 'Editor, Literary Digest.'