JOHN ADAMS
"Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide."
"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy."
"The happiness of society is the end of government."
"It is weakness rather than wickedness which renders men unfit to be trusted with unlimited power."
"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty."
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
"Think of your forefathers! Think of posterity!"
"Our Constitution professedly rests upon the good sense and attachment of the people. This basis, weak as it may appear, has not yet been found to fail."
"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost."
"To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is . . . the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence."
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
"The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it."
CALVIN COOLIDGE
"The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten."
"The business of America is business."
"It is the duty of a citizen not only to observe the law but to let it be known that he is opposed to its violation."
"We draw our Presidents from the people. It is a wholesome thing for them to return to the people. I came from them. I wish to be one of them again."
"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave."
"Borrowed money, even when owing to a nation by another nation, should be repaid."
"It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow."
JAMES BUCHANAN
"There is nothing stable but Heaven and the Constitution."
"The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there."
GEORGE W. BUSH
"Every nation in every region now has a decision to make: either you are with us or you are with the terrorists."
"What you do is as important as anything government does. I ask you to seek a common good beyond your comfort; to defend needed reforms against easy attacks; to serve your nation, beginning with your neighbor. I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens, building communities of service and a nation of character."
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
"May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion."
"Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field."
"Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage."
GEORGE H.W. BUSH
"When America is stronger, the world is safer."
"The Congress will push me to raise taxes and I'll say no, and they'll push, and I'll say no, and they'll push again. And I'll say to them, read my lips: no new taxes."
"It's not whether people like you but whether they share the bright dreams...and understand the heartbeat of the country."
JIMMY CARTER
"We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles."
"Whatever starts in California unfortunately has an inclination to spread."
HERBERT HOOVER
"When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned."
"Above all, we know that although Americans can be led to make great sacrifices, they do not like to be driven."
RICHARD NIXON
"When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal."
"Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide."
"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy."
"The happiness of society is the end of government."
"It is weakness rather than wickedness which renders men unfit to be trusted with unlimited power."
"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty."
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
"Think of your forefathers! Think of posterity!"
"Our Constitution professedly rests upon the good sense and attachment of the people. This basis, weak as it may appear, has not yet been found to fail."
"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost."
"To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is . . . the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence."
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
"The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it."
CALVIN COOLIDGE
"The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten."
"The business of America is business."
"It is the duty of a citizen not only to observe the law but to let it be known that he is opposed to its violation."
"We draw our Presidents from the people. It is a wholesome thing for them to return to the people. I came from them. I wish to be one of them again."
"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave."
"Borrowed money, even when owing to a nation by another nation, should be repaid."
"It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow."
JAMES BUCHANAN
"There is nothing stable but Heaven and the Constitution."
"The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there."
GEORGE W. BUSH
"Every nation in every region now has a decision to make: either you are with us or you are with the terrorists."
"What you do is as important as anything government does. I ask you to seek a common good beyond your comfort; to defend needed reforms against easy attacks; to serve your nation, beginning with your neighbor. I ask you to be citizens: citizens, not spectators; citizens, not subjects; responsible citizens, building communities of service and a nation of character."
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
"May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion."
"Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field."
"Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage."
GEORGE H.W. BUSH
"When America is stronger, the world is safer."
"The Congress will push me to raise taxes and I'll say no, and they'll push, and I'll say no, and they'll push again. And I'll say to them, read my lips: no new taxes."
"It's not whether people like you but whether they share the bright dreams...and understand the heartbeat of the country."
JIMMY CARTER
"We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles."
"Whatever starts in California unfortunately has an inclination to spread."
HERBERT HOOVER
"When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned."
"Above all, we know that although Americans can be led to make great sacrifices, they do not like to be driven."
RICHARD NIXON
"When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal."