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“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.”

Quote by Lyndon B. Johnson

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Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, served from 1963 to 1969. He assumed the presidency following the assassination of John F. Kennedy and is known for his 'Great Society' programs aimed at reducing poverty and racial injustice. more

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Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966

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“How many crimes are permitted simply because their authors could not endure being wrong.”

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“Revolt and revolution both wind up at the same crossroads: the police, or folly.”

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Book:The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt

Source: The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt

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Book:Notebooks, 1942-1951

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“There are some individuals who have too strong a craving, a will, and a nostalgia for happiness ever to reach it. They always retain a bitter and passionate aftertaste, and that's the best they can hope for.”

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Source: Correspondence, 1932-1960

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Source: The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays

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