But I know of no more worthy motive or purpose that a human being can have than to try to lay out as his or her goal a program that will educate the mind, and that will conquer disease in the body, and that will permit your children and your people to live in an atmosphere and an environment of beauty and culture and enjoy the better things of life.
Lyndon Johnson: “But I know of no more worthy motive or purpose that a human being can have than to try to lay out as his or her goal a…”
On the recordFebruary 2, 1966
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Remarks Upon Presenting the Heart-of-the-Year Award to Representative John E. Fogarty
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