Evil acts of the past are never rectified by evil acts of the present.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONIf you let a bully come in and chase you out of your front yard, he’ll be on your porch and the next day he’ll rape your wife in your own bed.
More Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
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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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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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Every man has a right to a Saturday night bath.
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Never miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone’s achievement.
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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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Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met – obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty.
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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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In a thousand unseen ways we have drawn shape and strength from the land.
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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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Doing what’s right isn’t the problem. It is knowing what’s right.
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There are plenty of recommendations on how to get out of trouble cheaply and fast. Most of them come down to this: Deny your responsibility.
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It’s too bad, but the way American people are, now that they have all this capability, instead of taking advantage of it, they’ll probably just piss it all away.
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If we must disagree, let’s disagree without being disagreeable.
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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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In a nation of millions and a world of billions, the individual is still the first and basic agent of change.
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