There is no issue of States’ rights or National rights. There is only the struggle for human rights.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONWhen 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.
More Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
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To hunger for use and to go unused is the worst hunger of all.
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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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As man draws nearer to the stars, why should he not also draw nearer to his neighbor?
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In the Great Society, work shall be an outlet for mans interests and desires. Each individual shall have full opportunity to use his capacities in employment which satisfies personally and contributes generally to the quality of the Nations life.
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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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If we must disagree, let’s disagree without being disagreeable.
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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 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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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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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 the price of leadership to do the thing you believe has to be done at the time it must be done.
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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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The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources–because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.
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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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John ain’t been worth a damn since he started wearing $300 suits.
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