Notable Quotes

 

“This was the object of the Declaration of Independence. Not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of,
not merely to say things which had never been said before; but to place before mankind the common sense of the subject,
in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent, and to justify ourselves in the independent stand we are compelled to take.
Neither aiming at originality of principle or sentiment, nor yet copied from any particular and previous writing,
it was intended to be an expression of the American mind, and to give to that expression the proper tone and spirit called for by the occasion.”

— Thomas Jefferson

 

 

“The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and oppression of another,
is certainly the most erroneous and mistaken policy.”

—  Benjamin Franklin

 

 

“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among my opponents
who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition;
who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.”

— Thomas Jefferson (1808)

 

 

“Don’t fire unless fired upon. But if they want war, let it begin here.”

— Captain John Parker, Commander of Militiamen at Lexington, 1775

 

 

“First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen,
he was second to none in humble and enduring scenes of private life.
Pious, just humane, temperate, and sincere; uniform dignified, and commanding;
his example was as edifying to all around him as were the effects of that example lasting;
correct throughout, vice shuddered in his presence and virtue always felt his fostering hand.
The purity of his private charter gave effulgence to his public virtues; Such was the man for whom our nation morns.”

— John Marshall
Official Eulogy of George Washington, 1799 

 

 

“I think that’s the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.”

— Elon Musk

 

 

“Nothing is more certain than that a general profligacy and corruption of manners make a people ripe for destruction.”

— John Witherspoon (1776)

 

 

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream.
It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”

— Ronald Reagan

 

 

"The  difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter
–‘tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning. "

— Mark Twain 

 

 

“In selecting men for office, let principle be your guide.
Regard not the particular sect or denomination of the candidate - look to his character....”

­ — Noah Webster

 

 

“We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity
is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.” 

— Winston Churchill