At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man’s unending search for freedom.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONJerry 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.
More Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
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In a nation of millions and a world of billions, the individual is still the first and basic agent of change.
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Our objective in South Vietnam has never been the annihilation of the enemy. It has been to bring about a recognition in Hanoi that its objective – taking over the South by force – could not be achieved.
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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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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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Lincoln was right about not fooling all the people all the time. But Republicans haven’t given up trying.
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We believe, that is, you and I, that education is not an expense. We believe it is an investment.
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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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Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met – obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty.
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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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Republicans simply don’t know how to manage the economy.
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Doing what’s right isn’t the problem. It is knowing what’s right.
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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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If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking.
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The poor suffer twice at the rioter’s hands. First, his destructive fury scars their neighborhood; second, the atmosphere of accommodation and consent is changed to one of hostility and resentment.
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Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject itself, or know where to find it.
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