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Every president has to live with the result of what Lyndon Johnson

Every president has to live with the result of what Lyndon Johnson did with Vietnam, when he lost the trust of the American people in the presidency. – Robert Caro

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There used to be this feeling under Eisenhower and Kennedy and Roosevelt and Truman that government was a solution. Trust in the presidency fell precipitously under Johnson – real lows. And its never come back. Its a trend that, if youre liberal, is really discouraging. – Robert Caro

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Now, for this book I had to learn the world of the Senate, which is really for all thats written about the Senate, an unknowing world and its mores, and the way things work with subcommittees and all. I loved learning about that. – Robert Caro

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I never wanted to do biography just to tell the life of a famous man. I always wanted to use the life of a man to examine political power, because democracy shapes our lives. – Robert Caro

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Today I trust my instinct, I trust myself. Finally. – Isabelle Adjani

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Theres only a handful of people I trust completely, and I know who they are. Other than that, I pretty much dont trust people. – Anton Yelchin

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The man who trusts men will make fewer mistakes that he who distrusts them. – Camillo Benso Conte Di Cavour

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