As man draws nearer to the stars, why should he not also draw nearer to his neighbor?
LYNDON B. JOHNSONWe can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.
More Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
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Free speech, free press, free religion, the right of free assembly, yes, the right of petition. Well, they are still radical ideas.
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Education is the key to opportunity in our society, and the equality of educational opportunity must be the birthright of every citizen.
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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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You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered.
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Greater love hath no man than to attend the Episcopal Church with his wife.
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There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves.
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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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You know, doing what is right is easy. The problem is knowing what is right.
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Democrats legislate; Republicans investigate.
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In 1790, the nation which had fought a revolution against taxation without representation discovered that some of its citizens weren’t much happier about taxation with representation.
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If we are to live together in peace, we must come to know each other better.
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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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No member of our generation who wasn’t a Communist or a dropout in the thirties is worth a damn.
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There is no issue of States’ rights or National rights. There is only the struggle for human rights.
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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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