Affluent Quote by Lyndon B. Johnson

“If we become tow people-the suburban affluent and the urban poor, each filled with mistrust and fear of the other-then we shall effectively cripple each generation to come.” quote by Lyndon B. Johnson — Download Open image

“If we become tow people-the suburban affluent and the urban poor, each filled with mistrust and fear of the other-then we shall effectively cripple each generation to come.”

Lyndon B. Johnson

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