| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
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| NUMBER: | 146 |
| AUTHOR: | Lyndon B Johnson, 36th US President |
| QUOTATION: | It is the common failing of totalitarian regimes that they cannot really understand the nature of our democracy. They mistake dissent for disloyalty. They mistake restlessness for a rejection of policy. They mistake a few committees for a country. They misjudge individual speeches for public policy. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Answering North Vietnamese charge that US could not endure a long, inconclusive war, address at San Antonio 29 Sep 67 |
| SUBJECTS: | The World: Politics & Government: Heads of State |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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