Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or to lose.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963 Thanksgiving Day Speech

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Topic

The past The future Tomorrow Clean slate

Speaker

Lyndon B. Johnson

Source

1963 Thanksgiving Day Speech

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Johnson, Lyndon B. Thanksgiving message. 28 Nov. 1963, Washington, DC, USA.

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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

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Current Citation

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Source
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Language
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Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Citation

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Justice is truth in action.

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Source
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

Disraeli, Benjamin. Address on agricultural distress. House of Commons. 11 Feb. 1851, The Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK.