Quotes by Presidents

I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming. Jimmy Carter
Wife Swimming Troubles Drown Go Get Often Wanted
I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over. Jimmy Carter
Time You Say Frankly Over Discrimination Quite Quite Frankly Racial
The fact is that we would have had comprehensive health care now, had it not been for Ted Kennedy's deliberately blocking the legislation that I proposed in 1978 or '79. Jimmy Carter
Health Care Would Comprehensive Deliberately Fact Proposed Had Health Care Blocking Been Legislation Now Kennedy Ted
We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. John F. Kennedy
Freedom Enemy Will We Cannot All Nations Systems Adopt Like Expect Jailer Nations Cannot Conformity Growth
I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it. John F. Kennedy
Man I Am Paris Am Accompanied Who Enjoyed Kennedy
Our most tragic error may have been our inability to establish a rapport and a confidence with the press and television with the communication media. I don't think the press has understood me. Lyndon B. Johnson
Me Confidence Communication Think Our Press Television Rapport Most Understood Been Tragic Error May Establish Inability Media
When the burdens of the presidency seem unusually heavy, I always remind myself it could be worse. I could be a mayor. Lyndon B. Johnson
Myself Presidency Worse Seem Could Remind Unusually Always Burdens Mayor Heavy
There are plenty of recommendations on how to get out of trouble cheaply and fast. Most of them come down to this: Deny your responsibility. Lyndon B. Johnson
Responsibility Trouble Down Plenty Out Recommendations Cheaply Come Most How Deny Get Them Your Fast
No evil can result from its inhibition more pernicious than its toleration. Martin Van Buren
Result Evil More Pernicious Than Inhibition Toleration
We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another. Richard M. Nixon
Today Government Great People Remember Nation Must Great Nation Another Because Always America Did Themselves
People do not make wars; governments do. Ronald Reagan
People Make Governments Wars
If the Soviet Union let another political party come into existence, they would still be a one-party state, because everybody would join the other party. Ronald Reagan
Political Party Other Everybody State Would Join Come Another Because Still Existence Political Party Soviet Soviet Union Union
Wars will remain while human nature remains. I believe in my soul in cooperation, in arbitration; but the soldier's occupation we cannot say is gone until human nature is gone. Rutherford B. Hayes
Nature Soul Will Gone Human Nature Believe Soldier Say We Cannot Arbitration My Soul Remain Remains Until Occupation Human Cannot While Wars Cooperation
It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own. Thomas Jefferson
Man Change Liberty Values Become Own Every Others Circumstances Case Himself His May Who Conscience Resist Every Man
It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it. Thomas Jefferson
War Matter Try Fire Endeavor Duty Our Inquiring Ourselves Must Brought Shall Fired Take House Within Without Still Whether Place Avoid Whom Actually Defend Extinguish
In defense of our persons and properties under actual violation, we took up arms. When that violence shall be removed, when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors, hostilities shall cease on our part also. Thomas Jefferson
Defense Took Our Properties Shall Part Also Arms Cease Up Persons Actual Violation Violence
The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it. Thomas Jefferson
Master Other Imitate Our Despotism Degrading See Part Between Most Learn Exercise Passions Perpetual Submissions Commerce Children Boisterous Whole Slave
There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me. Thomas Jefferson
Me Grass Shoots Uninteresting
We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government. William Howard Taft
Government Imperfect Perfect Expect
Promising too much can be as cruel as caring too little. William J. Clinton
Too Much Too Caring Promising Cruel Little Much
Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not in conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war. William McKinley
War Peace Conflict Remember Concord Our Those Rests Eminence Real Interest Victories Us Let Us Ever
I have long enjoyed the friendship and companionship of Republicans because I am by instinct a teacher, and I would like to teach them something. Woodrow Wilson
Friendship Politics Teacher Long Would Something Instinct Like Because Am Republicans Them Teach Companionship Enjoyed
I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose. Woodrow Wilson
Day Win Cause Will Lose Would Some Rather Than
As American freemen, we cannot but sympathize in all efforts to extend the blessings of civil and political liberty, but at the same time, we are warned by the admonitions of history and the voice of our own beloved Washington to abstain from entangling alliances with foreign nations. Zachary Taylor
Time History Liberty Political Political Liberty Own Sympathize Our We Cannot Civil Voice Alliance Abstain Blessings Foreign Efforts American Same Same Time Nations Cannot Warned Washington Extend Beloved
For my part, I desire to see the time when education - and by its means, morality, sobriety, enterprise and industry - shall become much more general than at present, and should be gratified to have it in my power to contribute something to the advancement of any measure which might have a tendency to accelerate the happy period. Abraham Lincoln
Education Time Happy Power Become Enterprise See Morality Something General More Shall Tendency Part Advancement Period Accelerate Industry Than Contribute Any Which Sobriety Might Much Should Means Measure Gratified Present Desire
I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I can not remember when I did not so think and feel. Abraham Lincoln
Remember Nothing Think Remember When Wrong Feel Am Did Naturally Slavery
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