Men Quotes by Lyndon B. Johnson

Every man of any education would rather be called a rascal, than accused of deficiency in the graces.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

The great society is a place where men are more concerned with the quality of their goods than with the quantity of…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

I do not find it easy to send the flower of our youth, our finest young men, into battle.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man's unending…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Every man should know that his conversations, his correspondence, and his personal life are private.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

I am proud to be a member of a party that opens its doors to all men--and closes its hearts to none.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Men who have worked together to reach the stars are not likely to descend together into the depths of war and desolation.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

War is always the same. It is young men dying in the fullness of their promise. It is trying to kill a…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Throughout my entire public career I have followed the personal philosophy that I am a free man, an American, a public servant,…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

The debris of civilization litters the landscapes and spoils the beaches. Conservation's concerns now is not only for man's enjoyment-but for man's…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

To sustain an environment suitable for man, we must fight on a thousand battlegrounds. Despite all of our wealth and knowledge, we…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

'All men are created equal', 'government by consent of the governed', 'give me liberty or give me death'. Well, those are not…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

“[T]he vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

A clear stream, a long horizon, a forest wilderness and open sky - these are man's most ancient possessions. In a modern…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

The American city should be a collection of communities where every member has a right to belong. It should be a place…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

We need to remember that the separation of church and state must never mean the separation of religious values from the lives…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Watch their hands, watch their eyes. Read eyes. No matter what a man is saying to you, it's not as important as…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Nothing is more unjust, however common, than to charge with hypocrisy him that expresses zeal for those virtues which he neglects to…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

A rioter with a Molotov cocktail in his hands is not fighting for civil rights any more than a Klansman with a…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

But we have not used our waters well. Our major rivers are defiled by noxious debris. Pollutants from cities and industries kill…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

This Civil Rights Act is a challenge to all of us to go to work in our communities and our states, in…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

I dont believe in labels. I want to do the best I can, all the time. I want to be progressive without…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

You do not take a person who, for years, has been hobbled by chains and liberate him, bring him up to the…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

The American city should be a collection of communities where every member has a right to belong. It should be a place…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

In the last few decades entire new categories of waste have come to plague and menace the American scene. Pollution is growing…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Any man who's not willing to take half a loaf in a negotiation, well, that man never went to bed hungry.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

You never want to give a man a present when he's feeling good. You want to do it when he's down.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

I cannot say and no man could say that no more will be asked of us.

— Lyndon B. Johnson

As man draws nearer to the stars, why should he not also draw nearer to his neighbor?

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Heck by the time a man scratches his behind, clears his throat, and tells me how smart he is, we've already wasted…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

I am persuaded that the people of the world have no grievances, one against the other. The hopes and desires of a…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

Mr. Speaker, at a time when the nation is again confronted with necessity for calling its young men into service in the…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

A President must call on many persons--some to man the ramparts and to watch the far away, distant posts; others to lead…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

This nation, this generation, in this hour has man's first chance to build a Great Society, a place where the meaning of…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

"All men are created equal." "Government by consent of the governed." "Give me liberty or give me death." And those are not…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

[E]very man, everywhere, should be free to develop his talents to their full potential - unhampered by arbitrary barriers of race or…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

No one has the right to use America's rivers and America's Waterways, that belong to all the people. as a sewer. The…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

The men who have guided the destiny of the United States have found the strength for their tasks by going to their…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

The hungry world cannot be fed until and unless the growth of its resources and the growth of its population come into…

— Lyndon B. Johnson