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It was by one Union that we achieved our independence and liberties, and by it alone can they be maintained. James Monroe
Alone Independence Our Liberties Maintained Achieved Union
When you single out any particular group of people for secondary citizenship status, that's a violation of basic human rights. Jimmy Carter
You Rights People Single Group Human Rights Secondary Out Status Citizenship Particular Any Human Basic Basic Human Rights Violation
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies. Jimmy Carter
Gay People Word Think Married Fine Civil About Never He Said Condemned His Very Personally Ceremonies Should Teachings Multiple Things Jesus Homosexuality
The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries. John Adams
Government Free Control Consists Free Government Rivalries Effectual Essence
The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. John F. Kennedy
Life Courage Final Dramatic Triumph Magnificent Mixture Tragedy Than Often Less Moment Spectacle
A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten. John F. Kennedy
Life Today Quality Courage Insist Nation Past Has-Been Brought Fact Leaders Likely Been Forgotten In Fact Regard In The Past Which Public Public Life Chosen
Heaven has given to every human being the power of controlling his passions, and if he neglects or loses it, the fault is his own, and he must be answerable for it. John Quincy Adams
Human Being Fault Power Own Controlling Every Neglects Must Given He Answerable Passions Loses His Heaven Human Being
I see the face of a child. He lives in a great city. He is black. Or he is white. He is Mexican, Italian, Polish. None of that matters. What matters, he's an American child. Richard M. Nixon
Great Black Face Matters White Great City City See He Polish None Italian Mexican Child American Lives
Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence. Ronald Reagan
Welfare Own Possible Purpose Existence As Far As Far Should Eliminate Need
One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run it. Ronald Reagan
Government Crime Pay Way Run Would Would-Be One-Way Make Sure
Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as deadly as a hit man. Ronald Reagan
Politics Man Inflation Robber Armed Deadly Hit Frightening Violent
The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. Ronald Reagan
Work Service Government Taxpayer Civil Examination Civil Service Someone Federal Federal Government Take Who Works
Appraisals are where you get together with your team leader and agree what an outstanding member of the team you are, how much your contribution has been valued, what massive potential you have and, in recognition of all this, would you mind having your salary halved. Theodore Roosevelt
You Together Mind Leader Recognition Valued Member Has-Been Would Having Potential Outstanding Massive How How Much Been Salary Contribution Get Get Together Where Much Your Team Agree
I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head. Theodore Roosevelt
Heart Quality Think Softness Worse Only Head Than Hardness
The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is the most brutal wrongdoer. Theodore Roosevelt
Humanity Country Brutal Most Surely His Traitor Pacifist
I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I pity the creature who does not work, at whichever end of the social scale he may regard himself as being. Theodore Roosevelt
Work Hard Work Man Worth Scale Admire He Him Himself Does Doing End Any May Being Pity Regard Social Hard Who Creature
Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace. Theodore Roosevelt
Peace Better Rule Kinds Course Than Far Certain Avoided Wars
Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition. Thomas Jefferson
Ambition Tools Virtue Fit Begets Germ Dependence Prepares Designs
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine. Thomas Jefferson
Life Friendship Sunshine Thanks Benevolent Shade Only Part Greater Arrangement Precious
Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us. Thomas Jefferson
Resort Only Had Against Us Reason Ridicule
It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than to believe what is wrong. Thomas Jefferson
Better Nothing Believe Wrong Ideas Always False Than
A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit. Thomas Jefferson
Man Coward Spirit More Quarrels Than Much Exposed
Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day! No, no, man was made for immortality. Abraham Lincoln
God Day Man Made Would Immortality Ability Only Surely Exist Infinite Being Created Grasp
In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and to the young, it comes with bitterest agony because it takes them unawares. I have had experience enough to know what I say. Abraham Lincoln
Sad Experience World Young Enough Say Ours Bitterest Had Takes Know Sorrow Because Them Agony
I have great respect for the semicolon; it is a mighty handy little fellow. Abraham Lincoln
Great Respect Great Respect Fellow Handy Little Mighty
That I am not a member of any Christian church is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures, and I have never spoken with intentional disrespect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular. Abraham Lincoln
Truth Religion Church Christian Disrespect Member General Never True Spoken Particular Am Denied Denomination Any Intentional Scriptures Christian Church Christians
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