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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 8, 1965

The heart of America's purposes and policies is concerned with the strength, the safety, the stability, and the greater success of the Atlantic lands and peoples.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 8, 1965

In our increasingly interdependent world, there is no room for the restrictiveness that leads to counter-restriction--and finally to the rivalries and conflict that undermine the foundations of free alliances and the pillars of peace.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 8, 1965

I believe the young people of America want to be a part of a society that meets its duty, and that never fails its duty.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 8, 1965

I have the highest confidence that you will, by your hands and your hearts, turn on many lights at home and in the world, to make this a brighter world for your fellow man.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 7, 1965

I say here today as I have said before, our guard is up but our hand is always out; our ears are open and our minds are not closed.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 7, 1965

I believe passionately that your future is light and not darkness; decency and not depravity.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 7, 1965

Every hour of every day that is mine is devoted to doing what we know to do to assure that kind of future for you.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 6, 1965

We of the United States are honored, Mr. Prime Minister, that your flag and our flag fly together, side by side, in the efforts these times require to preserve the peace of the world.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 6, 1965

I said you had a little trouble talking Ed back in from his walk the other day, do you think you might be able to persuade him to come up to see me this week if I can get down to Texas?

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 6, 1965

America is looking for those lights--looking through the darkness and shadows to see the signals that will mean there is hope for peace.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 6, 1965

Well, we're mighty glad that you have had a safe return. We're all very proud of you, and we are looking forward to seeing you.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 6, 1965

I do not despair of an abiding personal belief that the peoples--and the leaders--of the free democracies can achieve the same unity and find the same great common purpose in peace that we had in war.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 6, 1965

We are proud of them, and happy for the success of this peaceful adventure on mankind's newest frontier.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 5, 1965

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the He--deliberate, contrived, and dishonest--but the myth—persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

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