Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
We seek ... not just equality as a right and a theory but equality as a fact and as a result.
Lyndon Baines Johnson, 1908-1973, 36th President of the United States (Democrat, TX), 1965
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The Prime Minister had begun his career as a proponent of apartheid, but by 1990 had reversed course.
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He was one of those arguing for tha nation to award every American 15 pounds upon reaxhing the age of 18, This would allow the young man (it is not clear that this applied to females as well) to buy a basic start in life. A houirse, a gun, and the ability to buy a small plot of land. The proposal got lost in the events of the Revolution. The ancient middle age Jews had a custom whereby when a young man reached the age of 13, and could demonstrate that he was literate, and familiar with the Torah (1st 5 Books of the Old Testament which was for them the "law", he would be given gifts by his relatives and often the comminithy or congregation as a whole, so taht he had the wherewithall to start an adult life. Many of the founding fathers were very familiar with the Ancient Jewish Republic and some adopted a version of this.]
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.
