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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 9, 1966

Everyone wishes to have the truth on his side, but it is not everyone that sincerely wants to be on the side of truth.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 9, 1966

For they will truly know if we fail at the moment of man's greatest opportunity, the fault will lay not in the stars, but the fault will lay in ourselves.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 9, 1966

We must encourage a truly international effort to combat hunger and modernize agriculture.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 9, 1966

But candor requires that I warn you the time is not far off when all the combined production, on all of the acres, of all of the agriculturally productive nations, will not meet the food needs of the developing nations–unless present…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 9, 1966

It proclaims our commitment to a better world society--where every person can hope for life's essentials--and be able to find them in peace.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 9, 1966

We recognize those accomplishments today by conferring on these men the National Medal of Science, the highest tribute their Government can pay them.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 9, 1966

The Community Relations Service was located in the Department of Commerce by the Congress on the assumption that a primary need would be the conciliation of disputes arising out of the public accommodations title of the act.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 9, 1966

In the light of these facts, the accompanying reorganization plan would transfer the functions of the Community Relations Service and of its Director to the Attorney General.

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