521 Quotes by Lyndon B. Johnson

Effective law enforcement and social justice must be pursued together, as the foundation of our efforts against crime.

You have your own difficulties. We watch, with friendly confidence in your capacity to merge differences in the grand dream of Canadian design.

We have the opportunity to move not only toward the rich society and the powerful society, but upward to the Great Society.

You never want to give a man a present when he's feeling good. You want to do it when he's down.

Every citizen, regardless of his race, creed, or color, is entitled to equal justice.

We Americans know - although others appear to forget - the risk of spreading conflict. We still seek no wider war.

A compassionate government keeps faith with the trust of the people and cherishes the future of their children. Through compassion for the plight of one individual, government fulfills its purpose as the servant of all the people.

I seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day.

Each year more than 100,000 high school graduates, with proved ability, do not enter college because they cannot afford it. And if we cannot educate today's youth, what will we do in 1970 when elementary enrollment will be 5 million greater than 1960? And high school enrollment will rise by 5 million. College enrollment will increase by more than 3 million.