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.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONIf 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.
More Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
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If you’re I politics and you can’t tell when you walk into a room who’s for you and who’s against you, then you’re in the wrong line of work.
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Greater love hath no man than to attend the Episcopal Church with his wife.
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Democracy is a constant tension between truth and half-truth and, in the arsenal of truth, there is no greater weapon than fact.
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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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Education will not cure all the problems of society, but without it no cure for any problem is possible.
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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.
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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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The noblest search is the search for excellence.
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Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
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John ain’t been worth a damn since he started wearing $300 suits.
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Never miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone’s achievement.
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It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention.
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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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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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In a thousand unseen ways we have drawn shape and strength from the land.
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