Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes

Forget the conspiracy theories! God gave us the right to vote, and He gave the United States, and all of its citizens, freedom through democracy.

I believe in the greatness of our democracy.

I came into American politics and into this political system proud of politics and the way we make decisions.

It is not the Government, the members of Parliament to whom the ultimate decision belongs, it is up to you to go forward sure of your sacred right of free opinion, sure of your patriotism.

I'm entitled to my political opinions, and I get to vote because I'm an American.

Newspapers write ringing editorials declaring that this is and always was a democracy.

There are few things we will do in America as important as pulling the lever for President of the United States of America.

We’re a democracy and we’re defended by volunteers.

I am a democrat.

We receive from America the right to vote as Americans, for America's weal, and if we cannot use our privilege as Americans we should surrender it.

As citizens of the United States, we are stewards of this magnificent thing called democracy.

Here is the most important thing for us all to remember, for the sake of our common sanity and safety: In America, the right to vote and democratically elect a president is just as precious and valued as the right to protest and express yourself against that president.

I am about to vote. I am about to do something that human beings are rarely allowed to do. I am doing something that did not exist until America.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

At its most basic the democratic contract is a simple one: the right to vote comes with a responsibility to society, through tax payments and citizenship.

We're quite lucky that we've got political freedoms. We should be using them.

Is America truly a democracy? Has America ever been a democracy with the institution of slavery?

I have to thank the People, the Congress, and the Government of the United States for my liberation.

As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending.

I am a loyal American. I am extremely proud of the work I have done for the United States and for my country and her people. I expect to be treated as such by the representatives of my government and those who report its work.

In order to restore our country to the principles on which it was founded, we need to elect leaders that believe in the principles of the party, not just the power of the party.

In a government such as ours we have vigorous contests to determine who should lead. The recent election was no exception. Now we inaugurate a new government on a day that transcends any one individual or any one party.

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.

Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward to prevent the dreadful consequences which shall result from a government of events.

Every citizen has to figure out what kind of government he or she wants.