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.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONThe 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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We have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. It is time now to write the next chapter – and to write it in the books of law.
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To hunger for use and to go unused is the worst hunger of all.
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Of course, I may go into a strange bedroom every now and then that I don’t want you to write about, but otherwise you can write everything.
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The Russians feared Ike. They didn’t fear me.
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I’ll have those n**gers voting Democratic for the next 200 years.
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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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Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it.
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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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Every man has a right to a Saturday night bath.
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Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject itself, or know where to find it.
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Hug your friends tight, but your enemies tighter hug ‘em so tight they can’t wiggle.
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Evil acts of the past are never rectified by evil acts of the present.
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As man draws nearer to the stars, why should he not also draw nearer to his neighbor?
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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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You aren’t learning anything when you’re talking.
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