Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 23, 1967
He can do something about the old tyrannies of hunger, disease, and ignorance that enslave two-thirds of his race.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Toasts of the President and President Ahidjo of Cameroon

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