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The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources--because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.
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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It now seems to be quite a thing to pull down the mighty from their seats and roll them in the mire. This practice deserves pronounced condemnation. Hero worship is a tremendous force in uplifting and strengthening. Humanity, let us have our heroes. Let us continue to believe that some have been truly great.
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To conclude that women are unfitted to the task of our historic society seems to me the equivalent of closing male eyes to female facts.
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The Secretary of Labor is in charge of finding you a job, the Secretary of the Treasury is in charge of taking half the money you make away from you, and the Attorney General is in charge of suing you for the other half.
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'All men are created equal', 'government by consent of the governed', 'give me liberty or give me death'. Well, those are not just clever words, or those are not just empty theories.
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I'll have those n**gers voting Democratic for the next 200 years.
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You never want to give a man a present when he's feeling good. You want to do it when he's down.
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When the family collapses, it is the children that are usually damaged. When it happens on a massive scale, the community itself is crippled.
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If we quit Vietnam, tomorrow we'll be fighting in Hawaii, and next week we'll have to fight in San Francisco.
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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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Every citizen will be able, in his productive years when he is earning, to insure himself against the ravages of illness in his old age.
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Every man should know that his conversations, his correspondence, and his personal life are private.
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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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Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.
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I am a freeman, an American, a United States Senator, and a Democrat, in that order.
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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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Never make a speech at a country dance or a football game.
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I am a compromiser and maneuverer. I try to get something. That's the way our system works.
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Come now. let us reason together.
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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.
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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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