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„Stane-li se člověk slavným, potkává pozoruhodně mnoho spolužáků.“

„Nechtěl bych vyměnit rozhodující hlas za poradní a už vůbec bych neměnil aktivní pozici ve vedení nejvýznamnějšího vládního orgánu na světě za místo prezidenta na částečný úvazek.“

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Zdroj: [Graubard, Stephen, Prezidenti, BB art, 1, Praha, 2007, 978-80-7341-973-8, 2. kapitola - poznámky, 631, česky]

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“If you do this, then you will find, as others have found before you, that the vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men.”

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Lyndon B. Johnson

1960s, Voting Rights Act signing speech (1965)

“We must not approach the observance and enforcement of this law in a vengeful spirit. Its purpose is not to punish. Its purpose is not to divide, but to end divisions — divisions which have all lasted too long. Its purpose is national, not regional. Its purpose is to promote a more abiding commitment to freedom, a more constant pursuit of justice, and a deeper respect for human dignity.”

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Lyndon B. Johnson

1960s, Civil Rights Bill signing speech (1964)

“Fuck your parliament and your constitution. America is an elephant. Cyprus is a flea. Greece is a flea.”

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If these two fleas continue itching the elephant, they may just get whacked good ... We pay a lot of good American dollars to the Greeks, Mr. Ambassador. If your Prime Minister gives me talk about democracy, parliament and constitution, he, his parliament and his constitution may not last long ...
Comment to the Greek ambassador to Washington, Alexander Matsas, over the Cyprus issue in June 1964. As quoted in I Should Have Died (1977) by Philip Deane, pp. 113-114.
1960s