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Lyndon Johnson: “I see it as a hopeful sign that mankind is learning, however slowly, that wars are not inevitable; that national rivalry…”

On the recordOctober 9, 1967
I see it as a hopeful sign that mankind is learning, however slowly, that wars are not inevitable; that national rivalry is not a permanent barrier to international understanding; and that a world of hostility and a world of hate need not be the abiding condition of mankind.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at Ceremony Marking the Entry Into Force of the Outer Space Treaty

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