A hundred years from now when historians look back on the Johnson administration, I hope very much that they will be able to say: There, once again, was an era when the young men and the young women of America and their Government really belonged to each other--belonged to each other in fact and belonged to each other in spirit.
Remarks to a Group of College Student Leaders
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Through the process of law, we shall strike for all time the shackles of an old injustice.
I call upon the Congress now to complete its work of hope for millions of Americans who now look to it for action.
Today the Nation's Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968. This is a victory for every American.
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