The Russians feared Ike. They didn’t fear me.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONOur 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.
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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This right to vote is the basic right without which all others are meaningless. It gives people, people as individuals, control over their own destinies.
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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 two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking.
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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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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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Whether we are New Dealer, Old Dealer, Liberty Leaguer or Red, whether we agree or not, we still have the right to think and speak how we feel.
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The noblest search is the search for excellence.
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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.
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At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man’s unending search for freedom.
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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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I will not seek, and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president.
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Never miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone’s achievement.
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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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Democracy is a constant tension between truth and half-truth and, in the arsenal of truth, there is no greater weapon than fact.
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