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Lyndon Johnson: You ought not to be in government if you don't want to serve humanity, if you don't want to do the greatest good for the…

On the recordNovember 2, 1966
You ought not to be in government if you don't want to serve humanity, if you don't want to do the greatest good for the greatest number.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Signing of the Truth-in-Packaging and Child Protection Bills

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