521 Quotes by Lyndon B. Johnson

This nation, this generation, in this hour has man’s first chance to build a Great Society, a place where the meaning of man’s life matches the marvels of man’s labor.

At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point in man’s unending search for freedom.

I want every family in America to have a carpet on the floor and a picture on the wall. After bread, you’ve got to have a picture on the wall.

When I was a boy we didn’t wake up with Vietnam and have Cyprus for lunch and the Congo for dinner.

I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help – and God’s.

There’s something special for everyone to do. Remember, no experience is a bad experience unless you gain nothing from it.

Today – wealthier, more powerful and more able than ever before in our history – our Nation can declare another essential freedom.

I won’t have you electioneering on my doorstep. Every time you get in trouble in Parliament you run over here with your shirttail hanging out.

I am proud to be a member of a party that opens its doors to all men – and closes its hearts to none.