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Heck by the time a man scratches his behind, clears his throat, and tells me how smart he is, we've already wasted fifteen minutes.
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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Lyndon Baines Johnson
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Light at the end of the tunnel? We don't even have a tunnel we don't even know where the tunnel is.
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For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground.
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In a thousand unseen ways we have drawn shape and strength from the land.
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Democracy is a constant tension between truth and half-truth and, in the arsenal of truth, there is no greater weapon than fact.
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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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The 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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The Organization of American States couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel.
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Men who have worked together to reach the stars are not likely to descend together into the depths of war and desolation.
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A President's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right.
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Every night before I turn out the lights to sleep, I ask myself this question: Have I done everything that I can.... Have I done enough?
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Our partnership has been built on four pillars The first pillar is peace. The second pillar is freedom. The third pillar is respect. The fourth pillar is cooperation.
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This is not Johnson's war. This is America's war. If I drop dead tomorrow, this war will still be with you.
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Free speech, free press, free religion, the right of free assembly, yes, the right of petition... well, they are still radical ideas.
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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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We preach the virtues of democracy abroad. We must practice its duties here at home. Voting is the first duty of democracy.
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