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On the recordSeptember 15, 1965
They knew that once a nation commits itself to the increase and diffusion of knowledge, the real revolution begins.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at the Smithson Bicentennial Celebration.

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