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On the recordJanuary 27, 1966
We have told them, we have told them time and time again, that we prefer words to bullets, that we would much rather negotiate and talk than fight.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks to Students Participating in the U.S. Senate Youth Program.

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