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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 25, 1964

There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that it is right.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 25, 1964

We rejoice that Zambia has become free and now joins the other independent states of Africa in seeking a better life for its people.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 25, 1964

No man ever came from any people or from any State who has fought harder for justice and peace and honor and prosperity than this outstanding southerner of our times--Olin Johnston.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 25, 1964

Your President will have in his hand, inescapably, the power of life and death for hundreds of millions of people on this planet.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 25, 1964

We must exercise great care against any use of this power to destroy the world, to poison the world's atmosphere, or to cripple any single human being.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 25, 1964

There is much in Georgia to remind me of Texas--the people are loyal, the people are hospitable, and the people are kind.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 25, 1964

I think, I hope, and I believe that you are going to have a Democratic President to work with them.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 25, 1964

We look forward to close cooperation with you and your Government in pursuing these mutual objectives in the councils of the world and in our relations with each other.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 25, 1964

In this world in which we live the most vital decision that you are going to be called upon to make is the man and the party that you select to lead you in the next 4 years.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 25, 1964

The American nation seeks constantly to foster the development of free nations cooperating for their mutual benefit.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 25, 1964

Instead, we have chosen the slower but surer path of progress through a more competitive, efficient, and prosperous domestic economy.

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