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.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONEducation will not cure all the problems of society, but without it no cure for any problem is possible.
More Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
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Ambition is an uncomfortable companion many times. He creates a discontent with present surroundings and achievements; he is never satisfied but always pressing forward to better things in the future. Restless, energetic, purposeful, it is ambition that makes of the creature a real man.
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John ain’t been worth a damn since he started wearing $300 suits.
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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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There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves.
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But, most of all, the Great Society is not a safe harbor, a resting place, a final objective, a finished work. It is a challenge constantly renewed, beckoning us toward a destiny where the meaning of our lives matches the marvelous products of our labor.
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Let us close the springs of racial poison. Let us pray for wise and understanding hearts. Let us lay aside irrelevant differences and make our nation whole.
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If we must disagree, let’s disagree without being disagreeable.
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If we are to live together in peace, we must come to know each other better.
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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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There are no favorites in my office. I treat them all with the same general inconsideration.
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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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I’ll have those n**gers voting Democratic for the next 200 years.
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You aren’t learning anything when you’re talking.
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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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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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