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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 16, 1966

In private prayer at unusual moments, I have found courage to meet another day in a world where peace on earth is still only an empty dream.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 16, 1966

I believe that with all my heart, but in these troubled times I am sustained by much more than my own prayers.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 16, 1966

As long as we believe, our strength is in our faith in God and He will never fail us.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 16, 1966

So, my countrymen, in those words from that dear mother are to be found the greatness of this Nation and also the strength of its President.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 16, 1966

I am pleased to return again to our annual prayer breakfast and to be among so many of my old friends.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 16, 1966

In those words from that dear mother are to be found the greatness of this Nation and also the strength of its President.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 15, 1966

We cannot hold freedom less dear in Asia than in Europe or be less willing to sacrifice for men whose skin just happens to be a different color!

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 15, 1966

It is a tribute to the Congress, to the individual citizens of the State, and to the thousands of State and Federal personnel who worked so diligently following the disaster that Alaska has today substantially recovered from the earthquake…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 15, 1966

A year ago today I wrote you of my desire to improve the Federal Government's employee safety programs.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 15, 1966

We must build the Great Society in our cities, and in our countryside, and in our classrooms.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 15, 1966

I pledge to you tonight that the Federal Government will not be a silent partner in this enterprise.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 15, 1966

We will not completely drive out the aggressor until we make a start at eliminating these political and social defects.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 15, 1966

They may delay us, but I warn them and I pledge you they will never deter or or defeat us.

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