We Americans know - although others appear to forget - the risk of spreading conflict. We still seek no wider war.
Lyndon B. JohnsonEvery citizen, regardless of his race, creed, or color, is entitled to equal justice.
Lyndon B. JohnsonWe have entered an age in which education is not just a luxury permitting some men an advantage over others. It has become a necessity without which a person is defenseless in this complex, industrialized society. We have truly entered the century of the educated man.
Lyndon B. JohnsonIn my state, on the basis of the separate but equal doctrine, we have made enormous strides over the years in the education of both races. Personally, I think it would have been sounder judgment to allow that progress to continue through the process of natural evolution. However, there is no point crying about spilt milk.
Lyndon B. Johnson