Extremism is the pursuit of the presidency is an unpardonable vice. Moderation in the affairs of the nation is the highest virtue. Lyndon B. Johnson More Quotes by Lyndon B. Johnson More Quotes From 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 getting both feet off the ground at the same time. I want to be prudent without having my mind closed to anything that is new or different. I have often said that I was proud that I was a free man first and an American second, and a public servant third and a Democrat fourth, in that order, and I guess as a Democrat, if I had to takeplace a label on myself, I would want to be a progressive who is prudent. Lyndon B. Johnson feetmenbelieve Come now. let us reason together. Lyndon B. Johnson presidentialreasontogether This is a moment that I deeply wish my parents could have lived to share. My father would have enjoyed what you have so generously said of me-and my mother would have believed it. Lyndon B. Johnson parentmotherfather The American Indian, once proud and free, is torn now between White and tribal values; between the politics and language of the White man and his own historic culture. His problems, sharpened by years of defeat and exploitation, neglect and inadequate effort, will take many years to overcome. Lyndon B. Johnson white-manmenyears I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it. Lyndon B. Johnson couragefearlife I am a compromiser and maneuverer. I try to get something. That's the way our system works. Lyndon B. Johnson democracytryingway I'm the only president you've got. Lyndon B. Johnson president I believe the destiny of your generation - and your nation - is a rendezvous with excellence. Lyndon B. Johnson patrioticdestinybelieve The American city should be a collection of communities where every member has a right to belong. It should be a place where every man feels safe on his streets and in the house of his friends. It should be a place where each individual's dignity and self-respect is strengthened by the respect and affection of his neighbors. It should be a place where each of us can find the satisfaction and warmth which comes from being a member of the community of man. This is what man sought at the dawn of civilization. It is what we seek today. Lyndon B. Johnson citiesmenwar I shall never forget the faces of the boys and the girls in that little Welhausen Mexican School, and I remember even yet the pain of realizing and knowing then that college was closed to practically every one of those children because they were too poor. And I think it was then that I made up my mind that this nation could never rest while the door to knowledge remained closed to any American. Lyndon B. Johnson paingirlchildren Once we considered education a public expense; we know now that it is a public investment. Lyndon B. Johnson investmentexpensesknows There's something special for everyone to do. Remember, no experience is a bad experience unless you gain nothing from it. Lyndon B. Johnson gainsperspectivespecial Greater love hath no man than to attend the Episcopal Church with his wife. Lyndon B. Johnson wifechurchmen I wake up 5 a.m. some mornings and hear the planes coming in at National Airport and I think they are bombing me. Lyndon B. Johnson morningwarpeace For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground. Lyndon B. Johnson patrioticstarssleep Whether we are New Dealer, Old Dealer, Liberty Leaguer or Red, whether we agree or not, we still have the right to think and speak how we feel. Lyndon B. Johnson libertyagreementthinking Most of all we need an education which will create an educated mind. This is a mind not simply a repository of information and skills, but a mind that is a source of creative skepticism, characterized by a willingness to challenge old assumptions and to be challenged, a spaciousness of outlook, and convictions that are deeply held, but which new facts and new experiences can always modify. Lyndon B. Johnson new-experiencesskillseducation We did not choose to be the guardians of the gate, but there is no one else. Lyndon B. Johnson lbjgatesguardian Ambition is an uncomfortable companion many times. He creates a discontent with present surroundings and achievements; he is never satisfied but always pressing forward to better things in the future. Restless, energetic, purposeful, it is ambition that makes of the creature a real man. Lyndon B. Johnson realambitionmen 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
