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Bill Moyers
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: June 5
Former White House Press Secretary
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Lyndon Johnson believed the poor deserved a better life than the economy was providing them. He thought private power and greed had to be checked by a vibrant democracy.
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I take We, the People seriously because I don't know how we build a civilization without reciprocity.
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Freedom begins the moment you realize someone else has been writing your story and it's time you took the pen from his hand and started writing it yourself.
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Standing up to your government can mean standing up for your country.
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In marriage, everyday you love,and everyday you forgive.It is an ongoing sacrament, love and forgiveness
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