
And once again we will not only have a peace-loving people that seek no territory, that seek no domination, but we will have a peaceful 50 States that are prosperous as they have never been before.
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And once again we will not only have a peace-loving people that seek no territory, that seek no domination, but we will have a peaceful 50 States that are prosperous as they have never been before.

I don't think that our minorities will ever forget that this Congress passed the historic Voting Rights Act.

I am delighted to be here tonight with so many of my very old friends as well as some members of the Foreign Relations Committee.

So I say tonight to my party and to my countrymen: We shall stand there with honor.

Our young people will not forget that we passed the first Elementary and Secondary Education and the Higher Education Acts for all the young people of this country.

Our travelers and our conservationists will not forget the Highway Beautification Act, or the Water Pollution Act, or the air control pollution bill.

We must revive the ancient ideal of citizen-soldiers who answer their nation's call in time of peril.

Peace must be built--step by painful, patient step.

The responsible intellectual who moves between his campus and Washington knows, above all, that his task is, in the language of the current generation, to 'cool it'.

Effective public support for the United Nations depends upon a sober appraisal of its accomplishments

So we dedicate this building today--not only to the man; not only to the Nation's service--but to learning in the service of all mankind.

The United States has provided both birthplace and homeplace for the United Nations; the UN has enjoyed warm bipartisan support from five U.S. Presidents, from the Congress and from an overwhelming majority of the American people.

The UN has proved to be a place where constructive dialogues between rich and poor nations can lead to better understanding in today's world

Learning must erect no barriers of class or creed.

I also call upon officials of the Federal and State Governments and upon local officials to encourage citizen groups and agencies of communication to engage in special and appropriate observance of United Nations Day this year

I do hereby proclaim Monday, October 24, 1966, as United Nations Day