Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

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Lyndon B. Johnson is a President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 whose observations carry a rare combination of clarity and depth. Their reputation for LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969 lends every quote an extra layer of authority. Our collection includes 54 quotes from Lyndon B. Johnson, touching on Society, History, War, Strength, and Politics — a testament to just how much they had to say. Start here and see if you agree: "I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it."

“I seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Politics

All Quotes by Lyndon B. Johnson

“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.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Relationship

“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.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

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.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

War

“I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Fear

“This administration here and now declares unconditional war on poverty.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

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.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Education

“The CIA is made up of boys whose families sent them to Princeton but wouldn't let them into the family brokerage business.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

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.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Success

“In our home there was always prayer - aloud, proud and unapologetic.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Home

“The Russians feared Ike. They didn't fear me.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

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.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

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.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

History

“The fifth freedom is freedom from ignorance.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

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.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Politics

“Freedom is not enough.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Freedom

“I believe we can continue the Great Society while we fight in Vietnam.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

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.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Home

“Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Education

“I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help - and God's.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Best

“I seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day.”

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Politics