The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONAll men are created equal’, ‘government by consent of the governed’, ‘give me liberty or give me death’. Well, those are not just clever words, or those are not just empty theories.
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It’s too bad, but the way American people are, now that they have all this capability, instead of taking advantage of it, they’ll probably just piss it all away.
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It’s the price of leadership to do the thing you believe has to be done at the time it must be done.
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Better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in.
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When the burdens of the presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself it could be worse. I could be a mayor.
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If you have a mother-in-law with only one eye and she has it in the center of her forehead, don’t keep her in the living room.
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As man draws nearer to the stars, why should he not also draw nearer to his neighbor?
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A nation that fails to plan intelligently for the development and protection of its precious waters will be condemned to wither because of its shortsightedness. The hard lessons of history are clear, written on the deserted sands and ruins of once proud civilizations.
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There are plenty of recommendations on how to get out of trouble cheaply and fast. Most of them come down to this: Deny your responsibility.
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The noblest search is the search for excellence.
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I am proud to be a member of a party that opens its doors to all men–and closes its hearts to none.
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We have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. It is time now to write the next chapter – and to write it in the books of law.
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John ain’t been worth a damn since he started wearing $300 suits.
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Free speech, free press, free religion, the right of free assembly, yes, the right of petition. Well, they are still radical ideas.
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Democrats legislate; Republicans investigate.
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…International education cannot be the work of one country. It is the responsibility and promise of all nations. It calls for free exchange and full collaboration…The knowledge of our citizens is one treasure which grows only when it is shared.
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If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking.
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One hundred years ago, the slave was freed. One hundred years later, the Negro remains in bondage to the color of his skin.
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This right to vote is the basic right without which all others are meaningless. It gives people, people as individuals, control over their own destinies.
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We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.
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I’m the only president you’ve got.
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In the Great Society, work shall be an outlet for mans interests and desires. Each individual shall have full opportunity to use his capacities in employment which satisfies personally and contributes generally to the quality of the Nations life.
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I’ll have those n**gers voting Democratic for the next 200 years.
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Education is the key to opportunity in our society, and the equality of educational opportunity must be the birthright of every citizen.
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Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it.
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If you let a bully come in and chase you out of your front yard, he’ll be on your porch and the next day he’ll rape your wife in your own bed.
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Education will not cure all the problems of society, but without it no cure for any problem is possible.
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