Quote #10

Now listen, George, don't think about 1968. Think about 1988. You and me, we'll be dead and gone, then, George. [...] What do you want left after you, when you die? Do you want a great big marble monument that reads, 'George Wallace: He Built.' Or do you want a little piece of pine board lying across that harsh caliche soil that reads, 'George Wallace: He Hated.'

More from Lyndon Johnson

  1. Ford's economics are the worst thing that's happened to this country since pantyhose ruined finger-fucking.
  2. Don't spit in the soup. We've all got to eat.
  3. I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.
  4. Don't worry son. It's my prerogative.
  5. It's probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in.
  6. Education is equipping our children to walk through doors of opportunity.
  7. We know that most people's intentions are good. We don't question their motives, we've never said they're unpatriotic. Although they say so…
  8. Fuck your parliament and your constitution.

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