A president's hardest task is not to do what is right but to know what is right

Quote by Lyndon B Johnson

Topics: Politics Quotes, Presidency Quotes, Right Quotes

Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but...

Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but...

I believe, with abiding conviction, that this people-nurtured by their deep faith, tutored by their...

I believe, with abiding conviction, that this people-nurtured by their deep faith, tutored by their...

In 1790, the nation which had fought a revolution against taxation without representation discovered that...

In 1790, the nation which had fought a revolution against taxation without representation discovered that...

Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is...

Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is...

The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than...

The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than...

I seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day.

I seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day.

What we won when all of our people united must not be lost in suspicion...

What we won when all of our people united must not be lost in suspicion...

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Partys candidate for...

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Partys candidate for...

All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering,...

All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering,...

President Reagan was elected on the promise of getting government off the backs of the...

President Reagan was elected on the promise of getting government off the backs of the...

No man could be equipped for the presidency if he has never been tempted by...

No man could be equipped for the presidency if he has never been tempted by...

The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during...

The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during...

I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated.

I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated.

I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your...

I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your...

We have become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs,...

We have become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs,...

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

Oh, that lovely title, ex-president.

On a good day, I view the job [of president] as directing an orchestra. On...

On a good day, I view the job [of president] as directing an orchestra. On...

Its not easy to have the job of president. Its not easy to run for...

Its not easy to have the job of president. Its not easy to run for...

Take our politicians: they're a bunch of yo-yos. The presidency is now a cross between...

Take our politicians: they're a bunch of yo-yos. The presidency is now a cross between...

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed...

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed...