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His seat in Congress was already gone: Homer Thornberry, having won the Democratic primary in the Tenth District, was assured of election in November. And he was in imminent danger of having his reputation tarnished so badly that even if he were to desire another political post—appointive or elective—he might not be able to get it. He was in danger
... See moreRobert A. Caro • Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson II
Truth and Moral Order
Justin Giboney • Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement
with prominent citizens, and I can easily understand why: Jesus hardly
Philip Yancey • The Jesus I Never Knew
He turned Truman’s challenge around: the issue was not his inexperience but the older generation’s monopoly on power.
Robert Greene • The Art of Seduction
With the raising of the jury issue, the civil rights battle at once became even more complicated—a tangle now not only of legal and parliamentary complications but of moral complications as well. No longer was all the right clearly on the side of the liberals. Even Hubert Humphrey, who was to stand fast against the amendment because “you could not
... See moreRobert A. Caro • Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
He instructed Majority Leader Robinson to accept whatever changes were necessary. If a senator’s support could be obtained by adding his amendment, he said, add it. The resulting bill, said one Washington observer, “sought to legalize almost anything anybody could think up.”
Jean Edward Smith • FDR
It was the proposal of a fanatic.
Robert A. Caro • The Power Broker
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