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For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security. Thomas Jefferson
Best People Free Security Remain Armed Mean Who Militia
We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America. George H. W. Bush
World Closed Open America Want
The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men. Lyndon B. Johnson
Man Injustice Vote Walls Men Down Other Destroying Powerful Most Instrument Most Powerful Terrible Because Different Which Breaking Ever
Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country. Theodore Roosevelt
Learning Country Every Immigrant Learn Within Leave Years Five Required Should English Who Here
The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy. Woodrow Wilson
Government Democracy People Has-Been Above Bosses Invisible Empire For The People Employers Got Been Up Hands Which Forms Interests Special Special Interests Designed Set
The point is that you can't be too greedy. Donald Trump
You Greedy Too Point
History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Freedom History Care Long Weak Entrust Does Timid
Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it. John Adams
Hope Good Freedom History You Generation Will Posterity Cost Never Know Make How How Much Much Use Your Your Freedom Present Preserve
Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto. Thomas Jefferson
Our All Nations Alliance None Motto Commerce Nations Should
I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right; but it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation may be on the Lord's side. Abraham Lincoln
Prayer Anxiety Nation Side Constant Know Always Lord May Right
You can never get all the facts from just one newspaper, and unless you have all the facts, you cannot make proper judgements about what is going on. Harry S Truman
You Unless All The Facts About Proper Facts Never Make Judgements Get Going Just Just One Cannot Newspaper
Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. James Madison
Knowledge Ignorance People Intelligence Will Power Own Must Gives Arm Govern Governors Forever Which Mean Themselves Who
The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. James Madison
Constitution Trust People Nation Every Preserves Other Possess Advantage Almost Over Armed Arms Governments American Afraid Being Where Which
People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I earned everything I've got. Richard M. Nixon
People Crook President Earned Everything Know Well Got Whether
In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first. Harry S Truman
Great Victory Men First Reading Great Men Over Self-Discipline Came Won Them Themselves Found Lives
For in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's futures. And we are all mortal. John F. Kennedy
Analysis Final Our Air Futures Small Mortal Most Cherish Link Same Common Children Breathe Planet Inhabit Basic
A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have. Gerald R. Ford
Government You Big Enough Everything Give Take Big Enough Want
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society. John Adams
Great Words Party Society Has-Been Faction Division Abuse Instrument Been Chicanery
Once you say you're going to settle for second, that's what happens to you in life. John F. Kennedy
Life You Settle Once Say Going Happens Second
The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings. John F. Kennedy
People Word Free Society Secrecy Secret Oaths Open Open Society Opposed Historically Very Repugnant Inherently Societies
The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. Theodore Roosevelt
Best Good People Good People Sense Meddling Enough Pick He Executive Self-Restraint Done Wants While Them Who Keep
Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state. Thomas Jefferson
Citizen Free Every State Soldier Must Case Free State Greeks Romans Should
I've got a pen and I've got a phone - and I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions and administrative actions that move the ball forward. Barack Obama
Phone Pen Sign I Can Administrative Take Executive Ball Got Move Orders Use Forward Actions
You know the funny thing, I don't get along with rich people. I get along with the middle class and the poor people better than I get along with the rich people. Donald Trump
Funny You Class People Better Rich Funny Thing Along Know Than Get Middle Middle Class Poor Rich People Poor People Thing
There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means. Calvin Coolidge
Dignity Independence Important Living No-One Within Impressive Quite Means Your
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Government Will Power Guard Complex Must Rise Potential Misplaced Disastrous Sought Unwarranted Exists Persist Influence Whether Against Acquisition Military-Industrial
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