Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Today we strike away the last major shackle of those fierce and ancient bonds.

We will not delay, or we will not hesitate, or we will not turn aside until Americans of every race and color and origin in this country hav...

This act flows from a clear and simple wrong. Its only purpose is to right that wrong.

For much too long we have denied at our nation's capital the principles of representative government for which we stand throughout the world...