Lyndon Johnson actually said...

Jack Brooks made a speech not long ago when he said, 'What we seek is not security from the cradle to the grave, but what we seek is opportunity from the cradle to the grave--for every citizen.'

Context

Remarks at a Testimonial Dinner in Beaumont, Texas, for Representative Jack Brooks

02/29/1968

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