Quotes by Presidents

Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom, and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life. Lyndon B. Johnson
Life Love Faith Freedom Spiritual Society Our Way Insights Prophets Democratic Israel America Human Common Hebrew Human Freedom Illuminated
The people under our system, like the king in a monarchy, never dies. Martin Van Buren
People King Our System Never Like Dies Monarchy
Nations, like individuals in a state of nature, are equal and independent, possessing certain rights and owing certain duties to each other. Millard Fillmore
Nature Rights Other State Possessing Independent Individuals Like Equal Owing Duties Nations Certain Each
Solutions are not the answer. Richard M. Nixon
Solutions Answer
Government can provide opportunity. But opportunity means nothing unless people are prepared to seize it. Richard M. Nixon
Government People Opportunity Nothing Unless Seize Provide Means Prepared
I don't think that a leader can control, to any great extent, his destiny. Very seldom can he step in and change the situation if the forces of history are running in another direction. Richard M. Nixon
Great History Change Leader Control Situation Think Great Extent Destiny Running Direction Seldom He Step Forces Another His Very Any Extent
A president can ask for reconciliation in the racial conflict that divides Americans. But reconciliation comes only from the hearts of people. Richard M. Nixon
Conflict People President Reconciliation Only Divides Hearts American Ask Racial
We might come closer to balancing the Budget if all of us lived closer to the Commandments and the Golden Rule. Ronald Reagan
Rule Budget Come Balancing Commandments Closer The Golden Rule Golden Golden Rule Might Us Lived
Optimism comes less easily today, not because democracy is less vigorous, but because democracy's enemies have refined their instruments of repression. Ronald Reagan
Today Democracy Enemies Easily Instruments Because Refined Optimism Repression Less Vigorous
Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years. Ronald Reagan
Me College More Football Years Offered Going Play Play Football Four Chance
Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They're just braver five minutes longer. Ronald Reagan
Heroes Else Minutes Longer Five Than Braver May Just Anyone Anyone Else
I am not liked as a President by the politicians in office, in the press, or in Congress. But I am content to abide the judgment the sober second thought of the people. Rutherford B. Hayes
People Thought Judgment Politicians Congress President Press Abide Liked Content Am Office Sober Second
I have done for my country, and for all mankind, all that I could do, and I now resign my soul, without fear, to my God - my daughter to my country. Thomas Jefferson
God Soul Fear Daughter Country My Soul Could Without Done Mankind Now Resign
The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead. Thomas Jefferson
Living Earth Dead Belongs
An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry. Thomas Jefferson
Will Men Down Meeting Never Town Another Greatest Quarrel Existed Confederacy Nations Which Who Thing Association
Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism. Thomas Jefferson
Despotism Immediate Vital Parent Force Principle
Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America. William J. Clinton
Democracy World Envy Own Nothing Our Must Only Wrong Renewal Cured America Cannot Engine Right
When we make college more affordable, we make the American dream more achievable. William J. Clinton
Achieve College Dream More Make Affordable American American Dream
Where are the jobs going to come from? Small business, manufacturing and clean energy. Where's the money to finance them? The banks and the corporations in America today have lots of money that they can invest right now. William J. Clinton
Today Finance Business Money Energy Corporations Jobs Small Small Business Clean Clean Energy Invest Come Lots America Going Where Banks Them Manufacturing Now Right
Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it's the time when they most need to think. William J. Clinton
Time Hate People Sometimes Stress Think Most Need
The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation. William McKinley
Benevolent States Mission United United States Assimilation
Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles. William McKinley
Differences Our Policies Principles Agreements
Expositions are the timekeepers of progress. William McKinley
Progress
At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend to whom you can think aloud without restraint or misgiving. Woodrow Wilson
Life You Every Think Crisis Some Restraint Absolute Misgiving Aloud Without Friend Salvation Whom Sympathetic
My wife was as much of a soldier as I was. Zachary Taylor
Wife Soldier Much
The idea that I should become president seems to me too visionary to require a serious answer. It has never entered my head, nor is it likely to enter the head of any other person. Zachary Taylor
Me Become Too Other President Visionary Enter Entered Seems Never Head Idea Likely Answer Nor Person Any Require Should Serious
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