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Lyndon Johnson: “Eleanor Roosevelt once said near the end of her life that anyone who believes that in every human being there is a spark…”

On the recordApril 27, 1965
Eleanor Roosevelt once said near the end of her life that anyone who believes that in every human being there is a spark of the divine must believe that to enable him to develop his potentialities to the maximum is the highest purpose that his Government can fulfill.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks Upon Accepting a Bust of Eleanor Roosevelt for the Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park.

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