Lyndon Johnson actually said...

"Even when other armies have disbanded, I hope that this one will still be on the firing line: an army whose foes are hunger and hopelessness; an army whose happy battle cry is a call to 'brighten the ..."

"I feel a very special gratitude in receiving this honor today--because I think I know something of the men and women who extend it."

"The right to something is not to realize it."

"I believe that we can maintain it."