You do not examine legislat... by Lyndon B. Johnson, an American President

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“You do not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs it would do and the harms it would cause if improperly administered.”

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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Name: Lyndon B. Johnson

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Aug 27, 1908

Date of Death: Jan 22, 1973

Profession: President

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This is a moment that I deeply wish my parents could have lived to share. My father would have enjoyed what you have so generously said of me-and my mother would have believed it.

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It is important that the United States remain a two-party system. I'm a fellow who likes small parties and the Republican Party can't be too small to suit me.

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