05/12/1967
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"There has never been a time in my judgment in the Federal Government when better equipped and better trained, more dedicated and more experienced and merited personnel, diligently and with dedication,..."
"People everywhere want the same things: better education for their children, better health for their families, better homes to live in."
"The Foreign Service, like the Office of the President, belongs to no one single department."
"We simply cannot allow that to happen."