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Robert A. Caro quotes: While Lyndon Johnson was not, as his two assistants knew, a reader of books, he was, they knew, a reader of men - a great reader of men. While Lyndon Johnson was not, as his two assistants knew, a reader of books, he was, they knew, a reader of men - a great reader of men.
Robert A. Caro quotes: The breath of life of the Senate is, of course, continuity, The breath of life of the Senate is, of course, continuity,
Robert A. Caro quotes: If you do everything, you'll win, If you do everything, you'll win,
Robert A. Caro quotes: People who sneer at a half a loaf of bread have never been hungry. George Reedy People who sneer at a half a loaf of bread have never been hungry. George Reedy
Robert A. Caro quotes: I always tell the truth, so I don't need a good memory to remember what I said") - in I always tell the truth, so I don't need a good memory to remember what I said") - in
Robert A. Caro quotes: Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will"; Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will";
Robert A. Caro quotes: Senator Harding, who declared in his inaugural address that We seek no part in directing the destinies of the world. Senator Harding, who declared in his inaugural address that We seek no part in directing the destinies of the world.
Robert A. Caro quotes: And, in fact, had Johnson's plan succeeded, in many ways it would indeed have been "just the way it was. And, in fact, had Johnson's plan succeeded, in many ways it would indeed have been "just the way it was.
Robert A. Caro quotes: We of the South, We of the South,
Robert A. Caro quotes: If you can't come into a room and tell right away who is for you and who is against you, you have no business in politics. If you can't come into a room and tell right away who is for you and who is against you, you have no business in politics.
Robert A. Caro quotes: He (LBJ) played on their fears as he played on their hopes. He (LBJ) played on their fears as he played on their hopes.
Robert A. Caro quotes: Dignity was a luxury in a fight with Lyndon Johnson, a luxury too expensive to afford. Dignity was a luxury in a fight with Lyndon Johnson, a luxury too expensive to afford.
Robert A. Caro quotes: (Lyndon) Johnson created his own theater. (Lyndon) Johnson created his own theater.
Robert A. Caro quotes: Congress has a deep, vested interest in its own inefficiency. Congress has a deep, vested interest in its own inefficiency.
Robert A. Caro quotes: That speech (Daniel Webster's) raised the idea of Union above contract or expediency and enshrined it in the American heart. That speech (Daniel Webster's) raised the idea of Union above contract or expediency and enshrined it in the American heart.
Robert A. Caro quotes: Ask not what you have done for Lyndon Johnson, but what you have done for him lately. Ask not what you have done for Lyndon Johnson, but what you have done for him lately.
Robert A. Caro quotes: The air of compromise is rarely appreciated fully by men of principle. C. Vann Woodward The air of compromise is rarely appreciated fully by men of principle. C. Vann Woodward
Robert A. Caro quotes: They were interchangeable tools, and the catchy phrases continued without abatement. They were interchangeable tools, and the catchy phrases continued without abatement.
Robert A. Caro quotes: MR. CALHOUN. Never, never. MR. WEBSTER. What he means he is very apt to say. MR. CALHOUN. Always, always. MR. WEBSTER. And I honor him for it. MR. CALHOUN. Never, never. MR. WEBSTER. What he means he is very apt to say. MR. CALHOUN. Always, always. MR. WEBSTER. And I honor him for it.
Robert A. Caro quotes: He could be as memorable an orator as his father, particularly when he was speaking on that topic that had captured his imagination; He could be as memorable an orator as his father, particularly when he was speaking on that topic that had captured his imagination;
Robert A. Caro quotes: The city governments of the United States are the worst in Christiandom - the most expensive, the most inefficient, and the most corrupt. The city governments of the United States are the worst in Christiandom - the most expensive, the most inefficient, and the most corrupt.
Robert A. Caro quotes: their anxiety, justified or not, was genuine, their anxiety, justified or not, was genuine,
Robert A. Caro quotes: A handshake, as delivered by Lyndon Johnson, could be as effective as a hug. A handshake, as delivered by Lyndon Johnson, could be as effective as a hug.
Robert A. Caro quotes: He took the trolley instead of the bus because it was smoother and he could read on it. He took the trolley instead of the bus because it was smoother and he could read on it.
Robert A. Caro quotes: Once Lyndon replied that "My doctor says Scotch keeps my arteries open." "They don't have to be that wide open," she said with a smile. Once Lyndon replied that "My doctor says Scotch keeps my arteries open." "They don't have to be that wide open," she said with a smile.
Robert A. Caro quotes: And he worked himself, worked himself. He had made up his mind to be President, and he was demonic in his drive. And he worked himself, worked himself. He had made up his mind to be President, and he was demonic in his drive.
Robert A. Caro quotes: With Johnson, you never quite knew if he was out to lift your heart or your wallet. Roy Wilkins With Johnson, you never quite knew if he was out to lift your heart or your wallet. Roy Wilkins
Robert A. Caro quotes: He is not the leader of great causes, but the broker of little ones. He is not the leader of great causes, but the broker of little ones.
Robert A. Caro quotes: I will not deny that there are men in the district better qualified than I to go to Congress, but, gentlemen, these men are not in the race. I will not deny that there are men in the district better qualified than I to go to Congress, but, gentlemen, these men are not in the race.
Robert A. Caro quotes: Charity begins at home. Charity begins at home.
Robert A. Caro quotes: Speaking out as he had never before done in Congress, Lyndon Johnson in 1947 opposed most of Truman's Fair Deal. Speaking out as he had never before done in Congress, Lyndon Johnson in 1947 opposed most of Truman's Fair Deal.
Robert A. Caro quotes: Determining the essence of different points of view (what Lyndon Johnson called "listening"), Determining the essence of different points of view (what Lyndon Johnson called "listening"),
Robert A. Caro quotes: He could follow someone's mind around, and get where it was going before the other fellow knew where it was going. He could follow someone's mind around, and get where it was going before the other fellow knew where it was going.
Robert A. Caro quotes: Its size, the House was an environment in which, as one observer put it, members could be dealt with only in bodies and droves. Its size, the House was an environment in which, as one observer put it, members could be dealt with only in bodies and droves.
Robert A. Caro quotes: Debates educated a nation. That educative function had atrophied during decades of making decisions behind closed doors. Debates educated a nation. That educative function had atrophied during decades of making decisions behind closed doors.
Robert A. Caro quotes: Johnson was insulated from reality by his hopes and dreams. Johnson was insulated from reality by his hopes and dreams.
Robert A. Caro quotes: Senators came to realize that he understood not only their bills but the reasons they had introduced them; Senators came to realize that he understood not only their bills but the reasons they had introduced them;
Robert A. Caro quotes: If the end doesn't justify the means, what does? (Robert Moses) If the end doesn't justify the means, what does? (Robert Moses)
Robert A. Caro quotes: Mrs. Roosevelt felt, was the fault of society; a civilization which does not provide young people with a way to earn a living is pretty poor, Mrs. Roosevelt felt, was the fault of society; a civilization which does not provide young people with a way to earn a living is pretty poor,
Robert A. Caro quotes: Sam Rayburn on LBJ's recuperation from his heart attack: It would kill him if he relaxed. Sam Rayburn on LBJ's recuperation from his heart attack: It would kill him if he relaxed.
Robert A. Caro quotes: When Silent Cal Coolidge noted that You don't have to explain something you haven't said, When Silent Cal Coolidge noted that You don't have to explain something you haven't said,
Robert A. Caro quotes: The author describes Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn as seldom at ease without a gavel in his hand. The author describes Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn as seldom at ease without a gavel in his hand.
Robert A. Caro quotes: Decades of the seniority rule had conferred influence in the Senate not on men who broke new ground but on men who were careful not to. Decades of the seniority rule had conferred influence in the Senate not on men who broke new ground but on men who were careful not to.
Robert A. Caro quotes: President Kennedy's eloquence was designed to make men think; President Johnson's hammer blows are designed to make men act. President Kennedy's eloquence was designed to make men think; President Johnson's hammer blows are designed to make men act.

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