Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
As long as there are men who would hate and destroy, we must find the courage to resist
Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1908-1973, 36th President of the United States (Democrat, TX), Quoted in Mr. Holland’s Opus
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Shelly was a reformer and admired Jesus Christ and his preaching. However, he was an opponent of organized religion and was an atheist himself.
During her adult life, she was the de facto ruler of China. Officials then did little or nothing to curb the attacks on the various foreigners and foreign power that occupied and exercised some control over parts of China. The Government itself could do little as it was too weak militarily with many key officials bribed by the foreign powers. The Boxers were a grass roots xenophobic movement devoted to getting the foreign powers out of China by violence.
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Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to by his initials LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, in office from 1963 to 1969. He served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963 and assumed the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A Democrat from Texas, Johnson was also a United States representative and later majority leader in the United States Senate. Johnson is one of only four people to have served, at various times, in all four federal elected positions.
