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Book: Means of Ascent
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  1. Robert A. Caro _ Means of Ascent

    Lyndon Johnson knew how to make the most of such enthusiasm and how to play on it and intensify it. He wanted his audience to become involved. He wanted their hands up in the air. And having been a schoolteacher he knew how to get their hands up. He began, in his speeches, to ask questions.
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  2. Robert A. Caro _ Means of Ascent

    He {LBJ} played on their fears as he played on their hopes.
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  3. Robert A. Caro _ Means of Ascent

    A laconic Texas lawmaker declined to use his considerable influence to intervene in a loud dispute between his colleagues. When asked why not, he said, "They're not voting. If they're not voting, they're not passing any laws. If they're not passing any laws, they're not hurting anybody.
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  4. Robert A. Caro _ Means of Ascent

    A handshake, as delivered by Lyndon Johnson, could be as effective as a hug.
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  5. Robert A. Caro _ Means of Ascent

    if one characteristic of Lyndon Johnson was a boundless ambition, another was a willingness, on behalf of that ambition, to make efforts that were also without bounds.
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