To sustain an environment suitable for man, we must fight on a thousand battlegrounds. Despite all of our wealth and knowledge, we cannot create a redwood forest, a wild river, or a gleaming seashore.
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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Greater love hath no man than to attend the Episcopal Church with his wife.
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You aren’t learning anything when you’re talking.
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Never miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone’s achievement.
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Every man has a right to a Saturday night bath.
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If we must disagree, let’s disagree without being disagreeable.
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One hundred years ago, the slave was freed. One hundred years later, the Negro remains in bondage to the color of his skin.
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Democrats legislate; Republicans investigate.
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Evil acts of the past are never rectified by evil acts of the present.
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The poor suffer twice at the rioter’s hands. First, his destructive fury scars their neighborhood; second, the atmosphere of accommodation and consent is changed to one of hostility and resentment.
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Lincoln was right about not fooling all the people all the time. But Republicans haven’t given up trying.
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Our objective in South Vietnam has never been the annihilation of the enemy. It has been to bring about a recognition in Hanoi that its objective – taking over the South by force – could not be achieved.
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If we are to live together in peace, we must come to know each other better.
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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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Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
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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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