All men are created equal’, ‘government by consent of the governed’, ‘give me liberty or give me death’. Well, those are not just clever words, or those are not just empty theories.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON
Lincoln was right about not fooling all the people all the time. But Republicans haven’t given up trying.
More Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
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All men are created equal’, ‘government by consent of the governed’, ‘give me liberty or give me death’. Well, those are not just clever words, or those are not just empty theories.
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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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Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.
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Evil acts of the past are never rectified by evil acts of the present.
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I want real loyalty. I want someone who will kiss my ass in Macy’s window, and say it smells like roses.
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I do not find it easy to send the flower of our youth, our finest young men, into battle.
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Of course, I may go into a strange bedroom every now and then that I don’t want you to write about, but otherwise you can write everything.
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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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Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of men’s skins, emancipation will be a proclamation but not a fact.
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You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered.
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Never miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone’s achievement.
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You aren’t learning anything when you’re talking.
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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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John F. Kennedy was the victim of the hate that was a part of our country. It is a disease that occupies the minds of the few but brings danger to the many.
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To hunger for use and to go unused is the worst hunger of all.
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Every man has a right to a Saturday night bath.
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