Famous quotes containing the words lyndon baines johnson, baines johnson, lyndon baines, lyndon, baines and/or johnson:
“All of us realize that war requires action. What is sometimes harder for us to realize is that peace and neutrality also require action.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)
“The thing I would like to do most is to find somehow to bring peace to the world. It has eluded me.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)
“A great world leader is gone. Liberty loving people around the globe are sad tonight. We are strengthened in the thought of President Roosevelt’s work for little people everywhere.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)
“After all that men could do had failed, the Martians were destroyed and humanity was saved by the littlest things which God in his wisdom had put upon this Earth.”
—Barré Lyndon (1896–1972)
“As the House is designed to provide a reflection of the mood of the moment, the Senate is meant to reflect the continuity of the past—to preserve the delicate balance of justice between the majority’s whims and the minority’s rights.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)
“The saddest of all kings
Crowned, and again discrowned.”
—Lionel Pigot Johnson (1867–1902)