"You're worthy of the Land of Lincoln. And a man from Illinois is going to pass the bill, and I'll see that you get proper attention and credit."
— Everett Dirksen

January 1, 1970

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Civil rights activistsMembers of the United States SenateUnited States presidential candidates, 1944Republican Party (United States) politiciansPoliticians from Illinois
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Sources

Lyndon B. Johnson, as quoted in "The Blaze quotes Michael Zak about Back to Basics for the Republican Party and the 1964 Civil Rights Act" (14 April 2014), by Michael Zak, Grand Old Partisan