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I'm willin' for any solution - religious, political. I'm not going to keep offerin' to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. It indicates a weakness on our part.
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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The men who have guided the destiny of the United States have found the strength for their tasks by going to their knees. This private unity of public men and their God is an enduring source of reassurance for the people of America.
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Voting is the first duty of democracy.
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I am proud to be a member of a party that opens its doors to all men--and closes its hearts to none.
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America has not always been kind to its artists and scholars. Somehow the scientists always seem to get the penthouse while the arts and humanities get the basement.
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It's the price of leadership to do the thing you believe has to be done at the time it must be done.
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A man without a vote is man without protection.
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Throughout my entire public career I have followed the personal philosophy that I am a free man, an American, a public servant, and a member of my party, in that order always and only.
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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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I don't believe I'll ever get credit for anything I do in foreign affairs, no matter how successful it is, because I didn't go to Harvard.
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The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than he was and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands.
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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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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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The great society is a place where men are more concerned with the quality of their goods than with the quantity of their goods.
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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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The moon and other celestial bodies should be free for exploration and use by all countries. No country should be permitted to advance a claim of sovereignty.
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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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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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We must open the doors of opportunity.
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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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The best fertilizer for a piece of land is the footprints of its owner.
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