In 1790, the nation which had fought a revolution against taxation without representation discovered that some of its citizens weren't much happier about taxation with representation

Quote by Lyndon B Johnson

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who...

Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who...

What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what...

What is a wife and what is a harlot? What is a church and what...

The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly' meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks'...

The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly' meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks'...

Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at...

Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at...

I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads...

I hate all bungling as I do sin, but particularly bungling in politics, which leads...

There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands...

There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands...

Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can...

Politics is almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can...

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm...

You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. I'm...

More things in politics happen by accident or exhaustion than happen by conspiracy.

More things in politics happen by accident or exhaustion than happen by conspiracy.

PANDEMONIUM, n. Literally, the Place of All the Demons. Most of them have escaped into...

PANDEMONIUM, n. Literally, the Place of All the Demons. Most of them have escaped into...

The only thing worse than a silly politician analyzing art is a silly artist analyzing...

The only thing worse than a silly politician analyzing art is a silly artist analyzing...

If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing...

If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing...

The brawny mix of extraordinary sights-weather, politics, races, imagination, corruption and athletics. They clash and...

The brawny mix of extraordinary sights-weather, politics, races, imagination, corruption and athletics. They clash and...