"Once we considered education a public expense; we……" — Lyndon B. Johnson
"Once we considered education a public expense; we know now that it is a public investment."
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317 Quotes by Lyndon B. Johnson
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If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking.
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It is the excitement of becoming - always becoming, trying, probing, falling, resting, and trying again- but always trying and…
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For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the…
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I don't have any handicap. I am all handicap.
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Many have no happier moments than those that they pass in solitude, abandoned to their own imagination, which sometimes puts…
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I believe in the American tradition of separation of church and state which is expressed in the First Amendment to…
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...in the decline of life shame and grief are of short duration; whether it be that we bear easily what…
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Nothing is more despicable than the old age of a passionate man. When the vigour of youth fails him, and…
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If the purpose of lamentation be to excite pity, it is surely superfluous for age and weakness to tell their…
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Every old man complains of the growing depravity of the world, of the petulance and insolence of the rising generation.…
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...that though they may refuse to grow wise, they must inevitably grow old; ...that the proper solaces of age are…
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The prospect of penury in age is so gloomy and terrifying that every man who looks before him must resolve…
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My mother wanted me to be friends only with children she considered socially suitable.
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The Sixties are now considered a historical period, just like the Roman Empire.
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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as…
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The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of…
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Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself.
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It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than…
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The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now…
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In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin.
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Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership…
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It could be argued that, in Thailand, many foreigners have come and gone, and the number of people who are…
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