--- title: "4 Louis A. Johnson Quotes - Famous Lawyer (Robinson Crusoe)" description: "Louis Arthur Johnson was an American politician and attorney who served as the second United States secretary of defense from 1949 to 1950." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-louis-a-johnson-130726-61324.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Louis A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-louis-a-johnson-130726-61324.jpg) # Louis A. Johnson (1891–1966) Lawyer United States **4** quotes in **45** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Louis A. Johnson was a lawyer from the United States, best known for *Robinson Crusoe*. ## Quick Facts About Louis A. Johnson Born January 10, 1891 Died April 24, 1966 Nationality United States Profession Lawyer Notable works Robinson Crusoe ## About Louis A. Johnson Louis Arthur Johnson was an American politician and attorney who served as the second United States secretary of defense from 1949 to 1950. He was the assistant secretary of war from 1937 to 1940 and the 15th national commander of the American Legion from 1932 to 1933. ## Awards & Honors Medal for Merit Commander of the Legion of Honour ## Quotes by Louis A. Johnson > [Eighty percent of the problems that beset unification immediately disappeared when the President signed the bill increasing the authority and the responsibility…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-johnson/eighty-percent-of-the-problems-that-beset-unification-immediately/) Louis A. Johnson [Authority](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authority/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4e/louis-a-johnson-68981_authority_eighty-percent-of-the-problems-that-bese_724444.jpg) > [In the light of the actual fighting that is now in progress, we have reached the point where the military considerations clearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-johnson/in-the-light-of-the-actual-fighting-that-is-now-in-progress-we-have/) Louis A. Johnson [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b83/louis-a-johnson-68981_actual_in-the-light-of-the-actual-fighting-that_841412.jpg) > [This nation can no longer tolerate the autonomous conduct of any single service. A waste of the resources of America in spendthrift…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-johnson/this-nation-can-no-longer-tolerate-the-autonomous-conduct-of-any/) Louis A. Johnson [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2d/louis-a-johnson-68981_america_this-nation-can-no-longer-tolerate-the-a_978354.jpg) > [The advance guard in the campaign for peace that America wages today must be the State Department.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-a-johnson/the-advance-guard-in-the-campaign-for-peace-that-america-wages-today/) Louis A. Johnson [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68e/louis-a-johnson-68981_advance_the-advance-guard-in-the-campaign-for-pe_2257153.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-a-johnson/#itemlist", "name": "Louis A. 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