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A nation that fails to plan intelligently for the development and protection of its precious waters will be condemned to wither because of its shortsightedness. The hard lessons of history are clear, written on the deserted sands and ruins of once proud civilizations.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Funny History Politics
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.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Citizenship Discover Happiness Nation Revolution
At the desk where I sit, I have learned one great truth. The answer for all our national problems – the answer for all the problems of the world – come to a single word. That word is “education.”
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Education Learning Myself Oneself Problem Truth Word
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.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Agreement Feeling Liberty Right Thinking
If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Humor Men Oneself Patriot Thinking
We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Lesson Live Past Wisdom
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.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Control Destiny People Right Vote
I’ll have those n**gers voting Democratic for the next 200 years.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Democracy Myself Time Vote
If you’re I politics and you can’t tell when you walk into a room who’s for you and who’s against you, then you’re in the wrong line of work.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Politics Walk Wrong Yourself
If we must disagree, let’s disagree without being disagreeable.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Agreement Talk
I am going to build the kind of nation that President Roosevelt hoped for, President Truman worked for, and President Kennedy died for.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Death Kind Myself Nation Vision
Greater love hath no man than to attend the Episcopal Church with his wife.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Couple Greatness Himself Love Men Religious Wife
I want real loyalty. I want someone who will kiss my ass in Macy’s window, and say it smells like roses.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Kiss Loyalty Reality Relationship Rose
In the Great Society, work shall be an outlet for mans interests and desires. Each individual shall have full opportunity to use his capacities in employment which satisfies personally and contributes generally to the quality of the Nations life.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Desire Life Man Opportunity Quality Satisfaction
Democrats legislate; Republicans investigate.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Democracy Politics
If government is to serve any purpose it is to do for others what they are unable to do for themselves.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON

Government People Purpose

A nation that fails to plan intelligently for the development and protection of its precious waters will be condemned to wither because of its shortsightedness. The hard lessons of history are clear, written on the deserted sands and ruins of once proud civilizations.

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A nation that fails to plan intelligently for the development and protection of its precious waters will be condemned to wither because of its shortsightedness. The hard lessons of history are clear, written on the deserted sands and ruins of once proud civilizations.

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