What convinces is conviction. Believe in the argument you're advancing. If you don't you're as good as dead. The other person will sense that something isn't there, and no chain of reasoning, no matter how logical or elegant or brilliant, will win your case for you. Lyndon B. Johnson advanceargumentbrilliant share on social
The presidency has made every man who occupied it, no matter how small, bigger than he was; and no matter how big, not big enough for its demands. Lyndon B. Johnson bigdemandmake Change image and share on social
A man without a vote is man without protection. Lyndon B. Johnson manprotectionvote Change image and share on social
You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered. Lyndon B. Johnson administerbenefitconvey Change image and share on social
If the American people don't love me, their descendants will. Lyndon B. Johnson americandescendantlove Change image and share on social
The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men. Lyndon B. Johnson breakdestroydevise Change image and share on social
The guns and the bombs, the rockets and the warships, are all symbols of human failure. Lyndon B. Johnson bombfailuregun Change image and share on social
It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention. Lyndon B. Johnson americanampleconstitution Change image and share on social
You've got to work things out in the cloakroom, and when you've got them worked out, you can debate a little before you vote. Lyndon B. Johnson cloakroomdebatehave Change image and share on social
