“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.”
Relationship
“I seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day.”
PoliticsAll Quotes by Lyndon B. Johnson
“I am concerned about the whole man. I am concerned about what the people, using their government as an instrument and a tool, can do toward building the whole man, which will mean a better society and a better world.”
Government“I'm tired. I'm tired of feeling rejected by the American people. I'm tired of waking up in the middle of the night worrying about the war.”
War“I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.”
Fear“This administration here and now declares unconditional war on poverty.”
War“Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of men's skins, emancipation will be a proclamation but not a fact.”
Education“The CIA is made up of boys whose families sent them to Princeton but wouldn't let them into the family brokerage business.”
Business“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.”
Success“In our home there was always prayer - aloud, proud and unapologetic.”
Home“The Russians feared Ike. They didn't fear me.”
Fear“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.”
Strength“Presidents quickly realize that while a single act might destroy the world they live in, no one single decision can make life suddenly better or can turn history around for the good.”
History“The fifth freedom is freedom from ignorance.”
Freedom“One lesson you better learn if you want to be in politics is that you never go out on a golf course and beat the President.”
Politics“Freedom is not enough.”
Freedom“I believe we can continue the Great Society while we fight in Vietnam.”
Society“We are not about to send American boys 9 or 10 thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves.”
Home“Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity.”
Education“I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help - and God's.”
Best“I seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day.”
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