Lyndon Johnson in They Think You're Stupid, by Herman Cain

On Civil Rights: 1965: Freedom is not enough; we seek equality of results

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination. Unfortunately, Johnson was not content with legislation that, to him, merely made discriminatory practices illegal and sought to treat all citizens equally regardless of race or ethnicity. In his 1965 commencement address at Howard University, in the section of his remarks titled "Freedom Is Not Enough," Johnson stated:

"It is not enough just to open the gates of opportunity. All our citizens must have the ability to walk through those gates. This is the next and the more profound stage of the battle for civil rights. We seek not just freedom but opportunity. We seek not just legal equity but human ability, not just equality as a right and a theory but equality as a fact and equality as a result. To this end equal opportunity is essential, but not enough."

With the affirmative action and quota laws that were subsequently passed, Blacks were no longer viewed as individuals.

Source: They Think You're Stupid, by Herman Cain, p. 36 Jun 14, 2005

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