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By Lyndon B. Johnson
You do not wipe away the scars of centuries by saying: Now you are free to go where you want, and do as you desire, and choose the leaders you please.
- Source
- Commencement Address at Howard University: "To Fulfill These Rights.", June 4, 1965
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- The American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara
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From Johnson's commencement address at Howard University on June 4, 1965, under the heading Freedom Is Not Enough. He says that opening the gates of opportunity is not enough, people must be able to walk through them.