Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 11, 1966
If you give people cheap electricity, they'll pull themselves up by their own bootstraps.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks Upon Signing Bill Increasing the Limitation on TVA Revenue Bonds

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