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. JOHNSONKnowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject itself, or know where to find it.
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Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject itself, or know where to find it.
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Jerry Ford is so dumb he can’t walk and chew gum at the same time. He’s a nice fellow, but he spent too much time playing football without a helmet.
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The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources–because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.
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Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
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If we are to live together in peace, we must come to know each other better.
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You aren’t learning anything when you’re talking.
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Better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in.
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I am going to build the kind of nation that President Roosevelt hoped for, President Truman worked for, and President Kennedy died for.
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Heck by the time a man scratches his behind, clears his throat, and tells me how smart he is, we’ve already wasted fifteen minutes.
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There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves.
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Art is a nation’s most precious heritage. For it is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves and to others the inner vision which guides us as a nation. And where there is no vision, the people perish.
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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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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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To sustain an environment suitable for man, we must fight on a thousand battlegrounds. Despite all of our wealth and knowledge, we cannot create a redwood forest, a wild river, or a gleaming seashore.
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When a person finds themselves predisposed to complaining about how little they are regarded by others, let them reflect how little they have contributed to the happiness of others.
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