Quotes by Presidents

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions. Ulysses S. Grant
Punished Individuals Like Nations Transgression
Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished. Ulysses S. Grant
Back Everyone Mine Superstitions Never Until Always Go Been His Accomplished Intended Stop Anything Anywhere Turn Thing Started
There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.' Abraham Lincoln
Truth Time Truth Is Remember Old Poet Daughter Name Another Said Who Now Whose
If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance. Abraham Lincoln
Man Business Say Give Well Him Anything Chance
The way for a young man to rise is to improve himself in every way he can, never suspecting that anybody wishes to hinder him. Abraham Lincoln
Man Young Every Way Rise Never He Wishes Him Himself Hinder Improve Suspecting Anybody Young Man
When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run. Abraham Lincoln
Best You Run He Him Got Trying Legs Elephant Away
The mystic cords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the angels of our nature. Abraham Lincoln
Nature Heart Memory Will Living Every Stretching Broad Our Battlefield Angels Touched Mystic Over Surely Patriot Again Land Swell Union Chorus Grave Cords
He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and, under a just God, cannot long retain it. Abraham Lincoln
God Freedom Long Others Those Must Would Would-Be Retain He Deny Just Cannot Themselves Who Deserve Consent Slave
When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government - that is despotism. Abraham Lincoln
Man White Despotism More He Also Himself Another Self-Government Another Man Governs Than
The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions. Abraham Lincoln
People Own Deliberate Safely Reverse Decisions Themselves Servants
As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending. Andrew Jackson
Government Good Property Rights People Liberty Worth Will Long Our Press Persons Us Conscience Defending
It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States. Andrew Jackson
Government Constitution Power Practice President Settled States Entire Laws Executive Executive Power Vested Whole United United States
Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do not despair of the republic. I have great confidence in the virtue of the great majority of the people, and I cannot fear the result. Andrew Jackson
Government Great Confidence People Intelligence Fear Result Despair Virtue Our Great Majority Majority Cannot Republic Founded
Fear not, the people may be deluded for a moment, but cannot be corrupted. Andrew Jackson
People Fear Corrupted Deluded May Cannot Moment
Unless you become more watchful in your states and check the spirit of monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges you will in the end find that... the control over your dearest interests has passed into the hands of these corporations. Andrew Jackson
You Will Become Control Monopoly Unless Corporations States Find Spirit More Check Over Exclusive Passed Dearest End Privileges Hands In The End Interests Your Watchful Thirst
Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a paper currency which they are able to control, from the multitude of corporations with exclusive privileges... which are employed altogether for their benefit. Andrew Jackson
Power Control Benefit Corporations Paper Paper Currency Able Mischief Exclusive Employed Altogether Springs Privileges Currency Which Interest Derives Multitude
Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated. Andrew Jackson
Government Money Political Political Power Will Power States Concentrated Officers Substantially Which Public Pays
I am sworn to uphold the Constitution as Andy Johnson understands it and interprets it. Andrew Johnson
Constitution Andy Johnson Understands Am Uphold Sworn
There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments and are moving this country forward. They believe, and I believe, that here in America, our success should depend not on accident of birth, but the strength of our work ethic and the scope of our dreams. Barack Obama
Success Work Dreams Strength Tired Political Argument Country Accident Depend Believe Birth Our Our Dreams Outside Scope America American Moving Stale Work Ethic Ethic Should Who Forward Washington Here Millions
Our higher education system is one of the things that makes America exceptional. There's no place else that has the assets we do when it comes to higher education. People from all over the world aspire to come here and study here. And that is a good thing. Barack Obama
Education Good People World Higher Education Else Our A Good Thing System One Of The Things Higher Exceptional Good Thing Study Over Come Makes America Place Aspire Assets Thing Things Here
Our public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn't matter; that the system is rigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest. Barack Obama
Life Democracy Matter Rich Down Our Extreme Favor System Some Only Voice Voices Attention Powerful Feels Most Narrow Person Get Interest Breaks Public Average Average Person Public Life Rigged
Building new roads and bridges creates jobs. Growing our exports creates jobs. Reforming our outdated tax system and our broken immigration system creates jobs. Barack Obama
Broken Immigration Building Our System Jobs Outdated Roads New Reforming Tax Tax System Creates Exports Bridges Growing
We didn't become the most prosperous country in the world just by rewarding greed and recklessness. We didn't come this far by letting the special interests run wild. We didn't do it just by gambling and chasing paper profits on Wall Street. We built this country by making things, by producing goods we could sell. Barack Obama
World Chasing Country Become Greed Wild Paper Run Could Come Goods Prosperous Most Built Making Sell Wall Wall Street Just Rewarding Far Interests Gambling Producing Special Special Interests Letting Street Things Profits
After a century of trying, we declared that healthcare in America is not a privilege for a few, it is a right for everybody. After decades of talk, we finally began to wean ourselves off foreign oil. We doubled our production of clean energy. We brought more of our troops home to their families, and we delivered justice to Osama bin Laden. Barack Obama
Home Justice Few Energy Everybody Our Finally Ourselves Brought More Troops Troops Home Clean Clean Energy Delivered Talk Healthcare Foreign Foreign Oil Off Began Privilege Families Decades America Trying Oil After Century Production Bin Right
Food Stamp recipients didn't cause the financial crisis; recklessness on Wall Street did. Barack Obama
Food Financial Cause Recipients Financial Crisis Crisis Wall Wall Street Did Stamp Street
We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That's not leadership. That's not going to happen. Barack Obama
Leadership Drive Other Other Countries Our Say OK Degrees Eat Countries Times Expect Going Just Want Happen Then Much Keep Homes
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