Doing the right thing is not the problem. Knowing what the right thing is, that's the challenge. Lyndon B. Johnson More Quotes by Lyndon B. Johnson More Quotes From Lyndon B. Johnson The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources--because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples. Lyndon B. Johnson immigrationlandculture I am a freeman, an American, a United States Senator, and a Democrat, in that order. Lyndon B. Johnson democratunited-statesorder We must open the doors of opportunity. Lyndon B. Johnson opportunitydoors Every old man complains of the growing depravity of the world, of the petulance and insolence of the rising generation. He recounts the decency and regularity of former times, and celebrates the discipline and sobriety of the age in which his youth was passed; a happy age which is now no more to be expected, since confusion has broken in upon the world, and thrown down all the boundaries of civility and reverence. Lyndon B. Johnson disciplinebrokenmen Evil acts of the past are never rectified by evil acts of the present. Lyndon B. Johnson presidentialevilpast Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met - obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty. Lyndon B. Johnson inspirational-lifelibertyjustice Nothing is more despicable than the old age of a passionate man. When the vigour of youth fails him, and his amusements pall with frequent repetition, his occasional rage sinks by decay of strength into peevishness; that peevishness, for want of novelty and variety, becomes habitual; the world falls off from around him, and he is left, as Homer expresses it, to devour his own heart in solitude and contempt. Lyndon B. Johnson heartmenfall If we must disagree, let's disagree without being disagreeable. Lyndon B. Johnson disagreedisagreeableifs The Secretary of Labor is in charge of finding you a job, the Secretary of the Treasury is in charge of taking half the money you make away from you, and the Attorney General is in charge of suing you for the other half. Lyndon B. Johnson suinggovernmentjobs It now seems to be quite a thing to pull down the mighty from their seats and roll them in the mire. This practice deserves pronounced condemnation. Hero worship is a tremendous force in uplifting and strengthening. Humanity, let us have our heroes. Let us continue to believe that some have been truly great. Lyndon B. Johnson upliftingherobelieve Air pollution is a threat to health, especially of older persons. It contributes significantly to the rising rates of chronic respiratory ailments. It stains our cities and towns with ugliness, soiling and corroding whatever it touches. Its damage extends to our forests and farmlands as well. The economic toll for our neglect amounts to billions of dollars each year. Lyndon B. Johnson citiesairyears It is the excitement of becoming - always becoming, trying, probing, falling, resting, and trying again- but always trying and always gaining Lyndon B. Johnson always-tryingpatrioticfall The Air Force comes in every morning and says, 'Bomb, bomb, bomb' ... And then the State Department comes in and says, 'Not now, or not there, or too much, or not at all.' Lyndon B. Johnson militaryairmorning We have the opportunity to move not only toward the rich society and the powerful society, but upward to the Great Society. Lyndon B. Johnson powerfulopportunitymoving He's got great vision. If he can get outside, he can take it all the way. That's what we were worried about. Lyndon B. Johnson worriedvisionway At the desk where I sit, I have learned one great truth. The answer for all our national problems - the answer for all the problems of the world - come to a single word. That word is "education." Lyndon B. Johnson educationalanswersworld A man without a vote is man without protection. Lyndon B. Johnson votepatrioticmen In 1790, the nation which had fought a revolution against taxation without representation discovered that some of its citizens weren't much happier about taxation with representation. Lyndon B. Johnson taxation-without-representationrevolutioncitizens 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. Lyndon B. Johnson destinyprayermen When the burdens of the presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself it could be worse. I could be a mayor. Lyndon B. Johnson mayorsburdenheavy
