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Lyndon Johnson: “I know that governments cannot easily be persuaded to cease their ancient rivalries or to lay aside their weapons or…”

On the recordMay 26, 1965
I know that governments cannot easily be persuaded to cease their ancient rivalries or to lay aside their weapons or their arms, but I also know that the nations of mankind that are huddled together on a crowded globe have a common interest in survival.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Signing of the Bill Extending the Arms Control and Disarmament Act

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