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.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONThe 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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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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Republicans simply don’t know how to manage the economy.
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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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Never miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone’s achievement.
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Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
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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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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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You know, doing what is right is easy. The problem is knowing what is right.
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Any man who’s not willing to take half a loaf in a negotiation, well, that man never went to bed hungry.
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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 proud to be a member of a party that opens its doors to all men–and closes its hearts to none.
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The noblest search is the search for excellence.
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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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Whether we are New Dealer, Old Dealer, Liberty Leaguer or Red, whether we agree or not, we still have the right to think and speak how we feel.
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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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