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Firsts Quotes by Lyndon B. Johnson
- I believe in the American tradition of separation of church and state which is expressed in the First Amendment to the Constitution. By my office…
- It is not uncommon for those who at their first entrance into the world were distinguished for attainments or abilities, to disappoint the hopes which…
- Our partnership has been built on four pillars The first pillar is peace. The second pillar is freedom. The third pillar is respect. The fourth…
- This nation, this generation, in this hour has man's first chance to build a Great Society, a place where the meaning of man's life matches…
- We preach the virtues of democracy abroad. We must practice its duties here at home. Voting is the first duty of democracy.
- For the first time in our history it is possible to conquer poverty.
- In a nation of millions and a world of billions, the individual is still the first and basic agent of change.
- In addition to our existing programs, I will recommend a new program for schools and students with a first-year authorization of $1,500 million.
- Way back last summer I asked some of the most outstanding educational minds in this Nation to tackle this problem. I gave them a single…
- We decided that our first job was to help the schools serving the children from the very lowest income groups. Those families constitute the number…
- This Congress did more to uplift education, more to attack disease in this country and around the world, and more to conquer poverty than any…
- First, this law - the National Defense Education Act - ended years and years of debate about one controversial question: 'Shall the Federal Government, with…
- I dont believe in labels. I want to do the best I can, all the time. I want to be progressive without getting both feet…
- The poor suffer twice at the rioter's hands. First, his destructive fury scars their neighborhood; second, the atmosphere of accommodation and consent is changed to…
- 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,…
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- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I am lucky, I'm the first to admit that. — J. J. Abrams
- Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
- For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. — Aristotle
- He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. — Aristotle
- In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the proper arrangement… — Aristotle
- Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not. — Richard Armour
- The first time that you escape from home or the small town that you live in - there's a reason a small… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- For some young people, their first experience ever hearing punk rock music was playing the Green Bay Packers on 'Madden'. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- Ironically, the first thing that appealed to me about Islam was its pluralism. The fact that the Koran praises all the great… — Karen Armstrong