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In modern warfare there are no victors there are only survivors.
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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The American city should be a collection of communities where every member has a right to belong. It should be a place where every man feels safe on his streets and in the house of his friends.
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The purposeful many need not and will not bow to the willful few.
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I report to you that our country is challenged at home and abroad: that it is our will that is being tried and not our strength our sense of purpose and not our ability to achieve a better America.
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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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And Americans have always stood ready to pay the cost in energy and treasure which are needed to make those goals a reality.
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A man without a vote is man without protection.
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Peace does not come just because we wish for it. Peace must be fought for. It must be built stone by stone.
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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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