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" The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than he was; and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands. "

Lyndon B. Johnson

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" We have entered an age in which education is not just a luxury permitting some men an advantage over others. It has become a necessity without which a person is defenseless in this complex, industrialized society. We have truly entered the century of the educated man. "

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" 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. "

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" Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it. "

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

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" Every President wants to do right. "

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" Just like the Alamo, somebody damn well needed to go to their aid. Well, by God, I'm going to Viet Nam's aid! "

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

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" 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. "

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" This is a moment that I deeply wish my parents could have lived to share. My father would have enjoyed what you have so generously said of me-and my mother would have believed it. "

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" I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. First, let her think she's having her own way. And second, let her have it. "

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" This administration here and now declares unconditional war on poverty. "

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" Freedom is not enough. "

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