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“Europe has been at peace since 1945. But it is a restless peace thats shadowed by the threat of violence. Europe is partitioned. An unnatural line runs through the heart of a very great and a very proud nation [Germany]. History warns us that until this harsh division has been resolved, peace in Europe will never be secure. We must turn to one of the great unfinished tasks of our generationand that unfinished task is making Europe whole again.”

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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

“Peace is normally a great good, and normally it coincides with righteousness, but it is righteousness and not peace which should bind the conscience of a nation as it should bind the conscience of an individual; and neither a nation nor an individual can surrender conscience to another's keeping.”

Should Individual Nations Peace Conscience Surrender Righteousness Nigeria Independence

Book:Fear God and Take Your Own Part

Source: Fear God and Take Your Own Part

“A strong defense is the surest way to peace. Strength makes detente attainable. Weakness invites war, as my generation - my generation - knows from four very bitter experiences. Just as America's will for peace is second to none, so will America's strength be second to none. We cannot rely on the forbearance of others to protect this Nation. The power and diversity of the Armed Forces, active Guard and Reserve, the resolve of our fellow citizens, the flexibility in our command to navigate international waters that remain troubled are all essential to our security.”

“There is something to be said for government by a great aristocracy which has furnished leaders to the nation in peace and war for generations; even a democrat like myself must admit this. But there is absolutely nothing to be said for government by a plutocracy, for government by men very powerful in certain lines and gifted with the money touch, but with ideals which in their essence are merely those of so many glorified pawnbrokers.”

Men Said War Government Certain Nations Peace Lines Powerful Leader Generations Ideals Essence Democrat Gifted Very Powerful Absolutely Nothing Aristocracy Plutocracy

Book:The days of Armageddon, 1900-1914

Source: The days of Armageddon, 1900-1914

“We wish peace, but we wish the peace of justice, the peace of righteousness. We wish it because we think it is right and not because we are afraid.”

Thinking Wish Peace Justice Righteousness

Book:In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena

Source: In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena

“We must always remember with gratitude and admiration the first sailors who steered their vessels through storms and mists, and increased our knowledge of the lands of ice in the South.”

Firsts Remember Land Gratitude Grateful South Storm Ice Admiration Vessel Mist Sailor Aeroplanes Through The Storm

Book:The South Pole

Source: The South Pole

“After the war, and until the day of his death, his position on almost every public question was either mischievous or ridiculous, and usually both.”

War Death Position Ridiculous Mischievous

Book:The Works of Theodore Roosevelt

Source: The Works of Theodore Roosevelt

“The dreariest spot in all the land to Death they set apart; with scanty grace from Nature's hand, and none from that of Art.”

Art Hands Death Grace Land Spots

Book:Poems of Nature, Poems Subjective and Reminiscent and Religious Poems, Complete Volume II., the Works of Whittier

Source: Poems of Nature, Poems Subjective and Reminiscent and Religious Poems, Complete Volume II., the Works of Whittier

“A man, in his books, may be said to walk the earth a long time after he is gone.”

Men May Long Said Book Earth Science Walks Gone Long Time

Author:John Muir

“The mass starts into a million suns; Earths round each sun with quick explosions burst, And second planets issue from the first.”

Firsts Earth Science Millions Sun Issues Planets Mass Rounds Explosions

Book:The Botanic Garden; a Poem, in Two Parts. Part I. Containing The Economy of Vegetation. Part II. The Loves of the Plants. With Philosophical Notes

Source: The Botanic Garden; a Poem, in Two Parts. Part I. Containing The Economy of Vegetation. Part II. The Loves of the Plants. With Philosophical Notes

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