Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
It is always a strain when people are being killed. I don't think anybody has held this job who hasn't felt personally responsible for those being killed.
Johnson, Lyndon B. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1967, Book II. United States Government Printing Office, 1968, p. 1052.
This audacious general and Queen of one of the Roman Provinces conquered most of the area including Egypt. Then she declared her independence from the Roman Empire itself. A master of multilateral coalition leading, she was able to attract nearby provinces to join her. The Roman Emperor Aurelian himself set out to subjugate Zenobia—the Roman, Latin name. In the first battle, the Romans won a tactical victory for some territory but lost many men. The Emperor asked Bat Zabbai to surrender, but she refused in this famous reply. She was counting on the fact that the Romans would not accept the high losses she was inflicting. See Aurelian’s letter to the Roman Senate {606345}. The Romans did pay the price and eventually conquered Bat Zabbai and brought her to Rome as a captive. However she was very much admired by Roman society and after she pledged to not revolt against Rome she was allowed to live in Rome—but not go back to Syria where she might raise another army. She became a major celebrity of Roman society and married a Roman Senator.
“Tragedies” was used as a euphemism for incidents of “war crimes” or atrocities committed by individuals or small groups contrary to the official policy of the military or the country. McCain had personally been the victim of those committed by the Vietnamese in the Vietnam War. He was not surprised when some American and Canadian soldiers were guilty of some of these in the Afghanistan War.
encouraging liberation movements in Eastern Europe Referring to Hungary
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.
