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.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONNever miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone’s achievement.
More Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
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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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Republicans simply don’t know how to manage the economy.
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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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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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Light at the end of the tunnel? We don’t even have a tunnel; we don’t even know where the tunnel is.
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I’ll have those n**gers voting Democratic for the next 200 years.
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In 1790, the nation which had fought a revolution against taxation without representation discovered that some of its citizens weren’t much happier about taxation with representation.
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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.
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I will not seek, and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president.
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You know, doing what is right is easy. The problem is knowing what is right.
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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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I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one’s wife happy. First, let her think she’s having her own way. And second, let her have it.
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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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Our understanding of how to live with one another is still far behind our knowledge of how to destroy one another.
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