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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 22, 1965

There is hereby established the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice (hereafter referred to as the 'Commission').

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 22, 1965

I am pleased by your report that the Center is making significant contributions to the excellence in the public service for which we strive.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 22, 1965

I congratulate you, your Civil Service Commission colleagues, and all who have worked to make this unusual interagency experiment in career development the success that it has been.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 21, 1965

We believe that mankind should have a choice, and we believe that mankind does have a choice today.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 21, 1965

We are organizing, and planning, and mobilizing to win the wars that we have declared--and we will win them.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 21, 1965

We also know that you want, as we want, peace with honor, and peace with freedom, and peace with dignity.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 21, 1965

The Commodity Credit Corporation as a visible expression of our commitment to abundance continues to be a servant of all people.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 21, 1965

Without the programs for which it acts as fiscal agent, the income netted by farmers would decline by half.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 21, 1965

So, we are committed to win the wars that we have declared on the ancient enemies of mankind: ignorance, illiteracy, poverty, and disease.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 21, 1965

The legislation which I proposed this year, and which is now before the Congress, will help the Corporation to carry forward the objectives it should fulfill in the coming decade.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 21, 1965

For if the dream is to become the reality, peace must be preserved for mankind, and peace is the purpose of all that we do.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jul 21, 1965

All we do at home and all we do throughout the world, is meant to assure men the right to 'freedom under law' and the right to expect impartial justice.

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