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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 31, 1965

We are a rich, strong and abundant society and we must not allow any of our people to be left behind--or left out.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 31, 1965

And your grandchildren can look at this picture and say that you were here fighting the battle for children yet unborn.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 31, 1965

In the final analysis, the real test of our free enterprise system is our ability to provide jobs for all our people--regardless of race, sex, geography or previous opportunity.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 31, 1965

All of us are concerned with juvenile delinquency in the District, and I can think of no more regressive step we could take than to force all of these children back onto the streets and into the alleys.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 31, 1965

This new building will be one more symbol of our solidarity with the people of Viet-Nam.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 31, 1965

It did not propose to overcome all the deficiencies at once, but it did propose a substantial start.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 31, 1965

Oh, what a privilege it is to participate in the efforts that are being made in this decade!

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 31, 1965

Our concerns and our conduct sometimes are determined to a degree by the conduct of other people.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 31, 1965

This stamp will remind us of the efforts being made to eradicate this ancient enemy of mankind which takes so many lives from us each year.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 31, 1965

I think all Americans would be very proud of the achievements of the first 60 or 70 days of this administration.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 31, 1965

We will try to take such measures as are appropriate and fitting and measures that are calculated to deter the aggressor.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 31, 1965

So we are going to be saving, economy minded, careful, and stingy about nearly everything that we deal with except health and except education and except humanity.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Mar 31, 1965

I want my administration to be remembered, if it is remembered, for what it did to improve the minds and what it did to improve the bodies of all the people of this country.

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