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There are no favorites in my office. I treat them all with the same general inconsideration.
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Age: 64 †
Born: 1908
Born: August 27
Died: 1973
Died: January 22
36Th U.S. President
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Whoever won't fight when the President calls him, deserves to be kicked back in his hole and kept there.
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The poor suffer twice at the rioter's hands. First, his destructive fury scars their neighborhood second, the atmosphere of accommodation and consent is changed to one of hostility and resentment.
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Voting is the first duty of democracy.
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I am a freeman, an American, a United States Senator, and a Democrat, in that order.
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Our purpose in Vietnam is to prevent the success of aggression. It is not conquest, it is not empire, it is not foreign bases, it is not domination. It is, simply put, just to prevent the forceful conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam.
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...where legitimate opportunities are closed, illegitimate opportunities are seized. Whatever opens opportunity and hope will help to prevent crime and foster responsibility.
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Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom, and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life.
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A compassionate government keeps faith with the trust of the people and cherishes the future of their children. Through compassion for the plight of one individual, government fulfills its purpose as the servant of all the people.
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Doing what's right isn't the problem. It is knowing what's right.
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I believe in the American tradition of separation of church and state which is expressed in the First Amendment to the Constitution. By my office - and by personal conviction - I am sworn to uphold that tradition.
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I may not worry as much as Prime Minister Eshkol does about Israel, but I worry as deeply.
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In a thousand unseen ways we have drawn shape and strength from the land.
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Poverty has many roots, but the tap root is ignorance.
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As the House is designed to provide a reflection of the mood of the moment, the Senate is meant to reflect the continuity of the past--to preserve the delicate balance of justice between the majority's whims and the minority's rights.
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In my state, on the basis of the separate but equal doctrine, we have made enormous strides over the years in the education of both races. Personally, I think it would have been sounder judgment to allow that progress to continue through the process of natural evolution. However, there is no point crying about spilt milk.
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Jerry Ford is so dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time.
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You might say that Lyndon Johnson is a cross between a Baptist preacher and a cowboy.
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He's a nice guy, but he played too much football with his helmet off.
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I'm the only president you've got.
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A man without a vote is man without protection.
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