Aug 5, 1965
We will not delay, or we will not hesitate, or we will not turn aside until Americans of every race and color and origin in this country have the same right as all others to share in the process of democracy.
Lyndon Johnson
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Lyndon Baines Johnson was the 36th President of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Texas and began his political career as a U.S. Representative in 1937, later becoming a U.S. Senator in 1949. Johnson ascended to the presidency following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and his administration is noted for significant domestic policies, including the Great Society programs aimed at eliminating poverty and racial injustice. His legislative achievements included the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the establishment of Medicare and Medicaid.
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Aug 5, 1965
Today we strike away the last major shackle of those fierce and ancient bonds.
Aug 5, 1965
This act flows from a clear and simple wrong. Its only purpose is to right that wrong.
Aug 5, 1965
So, let me now say to every Negro in this country: You must register. You must vote.
Aug 5, 1965
This right to vote is the basic right without which all others are meaningless.
Aug 5, 1965
Today is a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield.
Aug 5, 1965
It is not enough just to give men rights. They must be able to use those rights in their personal pursuit of happiness.
Aug 5, 1965
Millions of Americans are denied the right to vote because of their color.
Aug 3, 1965
For much too long we have imposed on many hundreds of thousands of citizens who live in the District a badge of inferiority--the stigma of unworthiness to guide their own affairs.
Aug 3, 1965
When this measure is signed, it will be one of the most historic enactments of any Congress in this century.
Aug 3, 1965
I feel confident that Members of the House, given the opportunity, will join with Members of the Senate to afford their fellow-citizens the flail blessings of democracy and liberty.
Aug 3, 1965
If you want to change what you have seen this summer, and if you want to improve upon it, and if you believe this Government can and should do a better job for all the people, then I am proud of you.
Aug 3, 1965
For much too long we have denied at our nation's capital the principles of representative government for which we stand throughout the world.
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