Free speech, free press, free religion, the right of free assembly, yes, the right of petition. Well, they are still radical ideas.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONJohn 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.
More Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
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You aren’t learning anything when you’re talking.
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Any man who’s not willing to take half a loaf in a negotiation, well, that man never went to bed hungry.
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Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject itself, or know where to find it.
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But if future generations are to remember us more with gratitude than with sorrow, we must achieve more than just the miracles of technology. We must also leave them a glimpse of the world as God really made it, not just as it looked when we got through with it.
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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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Ambition is an uncomfortable companion many times. He creates a discontent with present surroundings and achievements; he is never satisfied but always pressing forward to better things in the future. Restless, energetic, purposeful, it is ambition that makes of the creature a real man.
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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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The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources–because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.
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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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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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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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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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Hug your friends tight, but your enemies tighter hug ‘em so tight they can’t wiggle.
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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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Greater love hath no man than to attend the Episcopal Church with his wife.
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