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I cannot say and no man could say that no more will be asked of us.
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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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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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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Americans have always built for the future. That is why we established land grant colleges and passed the Homestead Act to open our Western lands more than 100 years ago.
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In our home there was always prayer - aloud, proud and unapologetic.
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The exercise of power in this century has meant for all of us in the United States not arrogance, but agony.
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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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The fact that a man is a newspaper reporter is evidence of some flaw of character.
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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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I am a freeman, an American, a United States Senator, and a Democrat, in that order.
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The last thing I wanted to do was to be a wartime President.
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There is but one way for a president to deal with Congress, and that is continuously, incessantly, and without interruption. If it is really going to work, the relationship has got to be almost incestuous.
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Of all the problems of conservation, none is more urgent that the polluted air which endangers the American people. We have been fortunate so far. But we have seen that when winds fail to blow, the concentrations of poisonous clouds over our cities can become perilous.
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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 future holds little hope for any government where the present holds no hope for the people.
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'If you let a bully come in and chase you out of your front yard, he'll be on your porch and the next day he'll rape your wife in your own bed.
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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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Every child must be encouraged to get as much education as he has the ability to take. We want this not only for his sake - but for the nation's sake.
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If we must disagree, let's disagree without being disagreeable.
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In addition to our existing programs, I will recommend a new program for schools and students with a first-year authorization of $1,500 million.
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Every man should know that his conversations, his correspondence, and his personal life are private.
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