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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 28, 1966

I am one man who is always glad to see the tax collectors; at least, I am today in my official capacity.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 28, 1966

I come to raise a voice of confidence in both the future of these United Nations and the fate of the human race.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 28, 1966

It has given those principles a strengthened vitality in the conduct of the affairs of man.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 28, 1966

Obey the law of the land, the Bill of Rights, the Constitution of the United States, and act with compassion in the administration of that law.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 28, 1966

The first session of this Congress has liberated our citizens from the haunting fear of an inability to meet the cost of medical care in their later years.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 28, 1966

A good tax collector is not only efficient, but a good collector also ought to be fair and just.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 28, 1966

You collected all of this money while making savings of $13 million through improved management practices.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 28, 1966

Today we can set ambitious goals for the future: full education for every citizen to the limits of his capacity to absorb it.

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