Mr. President. we all know how important it is for a leader to lift the spirits of a people. When President Johnson signed the immigration bill at the historic site of the Statue of Liberty. one could sense that he was helping the famed Lady of Liberty hold the torch. and help it burn more brightly. This is a spirit which he endows in so many of the people: a spirit that the man counts. that a man must be judged by his own worth. and not what country he or his forefathers have come from to our Nation. The inscription on the statue is symbolic. welcoming as it does the tired. the poor. those "yearning to be free." Here. a man can breathe the air of freedomand share responsibility with fellow citizens. As the President said. the days of unlimited immigration are past. but the new act. which I supported. will mean that those in the future who come will be here because of what they are. and not because of the particular land in which they were born. I emphasize our separate and shared responsibility. The Father of our Country.
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