We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONThe Russians feared Ike. They didn’t fear me.
More Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
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Jerry Ford is so dumb he can’t walk and chew gum at the same time. He’s a nice fellow, but he spent too much time playing football without a helmet.
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Every man has a right to a Saturday night bath.
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If government is to serve any purpose it is to do for others what they are unable to do for themselves.
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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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Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject itself, or know where to find it.
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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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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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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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You aren’t learning anything when you’re talking.
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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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Lincoln was right about not fooling all the people all the time. But Republicans haven’t given up trying.
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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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If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: ‘President Can’t Swim.’
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No member of our generation who wasn’t a Communist or a dropout in the thirties is worth a damn.
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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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