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Lyndon Johnson: “Democracy means free choice, but there is no free choice unless the voters hear all the alternatives.”

On the recordAugust 23, 1966
Democracy means free choice, but there is no free choice unless the voters hear all the alternatives.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a Luncheon for State Chairmen of the Dollars for Democrats Drive

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