Lyndon Baines Johnson

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    Whoever won’t fight when the President calls him, deserves to be kicked back in his hole and kept there.
    Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

    The last thing I wanted to do was to be a ‘wartime’ President.
    —Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

    But, most of all, the Great Society is not a safe harbor, a resting place, a final objective, a finished work. It is a challenge constantly renewed, beckoning us toward a destiny where the meaning of our lives matches the marvelous products of our labor.
    Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

    All radio is dead. Which means that these tape recordings I’m making are for the sake of future history. If any.
    —BarrĂ© Lyndon (1896–1972)

    John F. Kennedy was the victim of the hate that was a part of our country. It is a disease that occupies the minds of the few but brings danger to the many.
    —Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

    Sir, a woman’s preaching is like a dog’s walking on his hinder legs. It is not done well; but you are surprized to find it done at all.
    —Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)