I am proud to be a member of a party that opens its doors to all men–and closes its hearts to none.
LYNDON B. JOHNSONWe believe, that is, you and I, that education is not an expense. We believe it is an investment.
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To hunger for use and to go unused is the worst hunger of all.
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It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention.
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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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Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
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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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If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: ‘President Can’t Swim.’
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One hundred years ago, the slave was freed. One hundred years later, the Negro remains in bondage to the color of his skin.
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Doing what’s right isn’t the problem. It is knowing what’s right.
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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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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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There are no favorites in my office. I treat them all with the same general inconsideration.
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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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Education will not cure all the problems of society, but without it no cure for any problem is possible.
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I’ll tell you what’s at the bottom of it. If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.
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You know, doing what is right is easy. The problem is knowing what is right.
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