Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Our overburdened and underfinanced mass transportation systems were nearing paralysis.

For our part, I can assure you, Mr. Chairman, that just as we shall never shirk our responsibilities, so shall we never fail in our efforts ...

No other country in the world allowed its passenger rail service in urban areas to deteriorate as badly as we did--and we are the richest, m...

The alternative is disaster.