Lyndon Baines Johnson

Famous quotes containing the words lyndon baines johnson, baines johnson, lyndon baines, lyndon, baines and/or johnson:

    “A great world leader is gone. Liberty loving people around the globe are sad tonight. We are strengthened in the thought of President Roosevelt’s work for little people everywhere.”
    —Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

    “Every President wants to do right.”
    —Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

    “A great world leader is gone. Liberty loving people around the globe are sad tonight. We are strengthened in the thought of President Roosevelt’s work for little people everywhere.”
    —Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

    “I told them I’m not going to let Vietnam go the way of China. I told them to go back and tell those generals in Saigon that Lyndon Johnson intends to stand by our word, but by God, I want something for my money. I want ‘em to get off their butts and get out in those jungles and whip hell out of some Communists. And then I want ‘em to leave me alone, because I’ve got some bigger things to do right here at home.”
    —Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

    “As the House is designed to provide a reflection of the mood of the moment, the Senate is meant to reflect the continuity of the past—to preserve the delicate balance of justice between the majority’s whims and the minority’s rights.”
    —Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)

    “Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure.”
    —Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)