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On the recordJanuary 24, 1968
There have been times, in our history, when 'check and balance' really meant 'stop and freeze.'
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Toasts at a Dinner Honoring the Vice President, the Speaker of the House, and the Chief Justice

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