Lyndon Johnson

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    You might say that Lyndon Johnson is a cross between a Baptist preacher and a cowboy.
    Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

    A big family must be fun. I imagine it makes you feel you belong to something.
    —BarrĂ© Lyndon (1896–1972)

    BOSWELL. But what do you think of supporting a cause which you know to be bad? JOHNSON. “Sir, you do not know it to be good or bad till the Judge determines it.... It is his business to judge; and you are not to be confident in your own opinion that the cause is bad, but to say all you can for your client, and then hear the Judge’s opinion.
    —Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)