Quotes by Presidents

I feel it is my first duty to make an unprecedented compact with my countrymen. Not an inaugural address, not a fireside chat, not a campaign speech - just a little straight talk among friends. Gerald R. Ford
First Duty Address Unprecedented Chat Feel Countrymen Talk Make Campaign Friends Just Little Straight Compact Among Speech
When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to decide is what to say. Gerald R. Ford
Man First Say He Make First Thing The First Thing Decide Asked Thing Speech
I had a lot of experience with people smarter than I am. Gerald R. Ford
Experience People Had Smarter Am Lot Than
I know there is a Supreme Being who rules the affairs of men and whose goodness and mercy have always followed the American people, and I know He will not turn from us now if we humbly and reverently seek His powerful aid. Grover Cleveland
People Will Men Mercy Goodness Aid Rules Seek Followed He Powerful Know Supreme Supreme Being Always Affairs His American Being Turn American People Us Who Now Whose Humbly
He mocks the people who proposes that the government shall protect the rich and that they in turn will care for the laboring poor. Grover Cleveland
Government People Care Will Rich Shall Proposes He Protect Poor Turn Who
Honor lies in honest toil. Grover Cleveland
Work Honor Lies Toil Honest
Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote. The relative positions to be assumed by man and woman in the working out of our civilization were assigned long ago by a higher intelligence than ours. Grover Cleveland
Politics Man Vote Woman Women Intelligence Long Assumed Positions Our Relative Ours Out Responsible Civilization Higher Were Than Want Sensible Working Assigned
Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of registering, perpetuating and transmitting thought. Harry S Truman
Education Thought Collective Books Sole Instruments Perpetuating Depends Race Registering Transmitting
A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment. Harry S Truman
Events Will President Hesitates Top Constantly Could Never He Soon Him Felt Up Either Moment
All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it. Harry S Truman
Life Time Decision My Life All My Life About Make Forget Whenever
The engineer performs many public functions from which he gets only philosophical satisfactions. Most people do not know it, but he is an economic and social force. Herbert Hoover
People Engineer Philosophical Only Economic He Performs Know Most Force Gets Which Public Social Many Functions
There are only three ways to meet the unpaid bills of a nation. The first is taxation. The second is repudiation. The third is inflation. Herbert Hoover
Inflation Three First Nation Meet Ways Unpaid Only Taxation Bills Second Third
Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next. Herbert Hoover
Wisdom Consists Knowing Ultimate Much Next
Peace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense. Herbert Hoover
Respect Peace Defense Our Ability
Upon the farm of the uncle with whom I lived, we did know of the mortgage as some dreadful damper on youthful hopes of things that could not be bought. I do have a vivid recollection that the major purpose of a farm was to produce a living right on the spot for the family. Herbert Hoover
Family Uncle Farm Living Dreadful Recollection Hopes Some Vivid Purpose Could Bought Mortgage Major Know Spot Did Produce Youthful Lived Whom Right Things
With impressive proof on all sides of magnificent progress, no one can rightly deny the fundamental correctness of our economic system. Herbert Hoover
Progress Our Sides System Rightly Correctness Proof Economic Magnificent No-One Economic System Impressive Deny Fundamental
Economic freedom cannot be sacrificed if political freedom is to be preserved. Herbert Hoover
Freedom Political Preserved Economic Economic Freedom Sacrificed Political Freedom Cannot
The pause between the errors and trials of the day and the hopes of the night. Herbert Hoover
Day Trials Hopes Between Errors Pause Night
America means far more than a continent bounded by two oceans. It is more than pride of military power, glory in war, or in victory. It means more than vast expanse of farms, of great factories or mines, magnificent cities, or millions of automobiles and radios. Herbert Hoover
War Great Pride Victory Power Military Mines Cities More Magnificent Vast Factories Bounded Glory Continent Oceans Expanse Than America Automobiles Far Means Farms Military Power Millions Two
Next to religion, baseball has had a greater impact on our American way of life than any other American institution. Herbert Hoover
Life Religion Other Our Way Impact Had Institution Greater Than American Any Next American Way Baseball
A good many things go around in the dark besides Santa Claus. Herbert Hoover
Good Dark Besides Around Go Santa Santa Claus Many Things
The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office. Herbert Hoover
Politics Visits Most Were Office Did Children Want Public Public Office Thing Enjoyed
Engineering training deals with the exact sciences. That sort of exactness makes for truth and conscience. It might be good for the world if more men had that sort of mental start in life even if they did not pursue the profession. Herbert Hoover
Life Truth Good Training World Men Engineering Exact Mental More Pursue Had Sort Sciences Makes Deals Did Might Profession Even Conscience Start
We have not yet reached the goal but... we shall soon, with the help of God, be in sight of the day when poverty shall be banished from this nation. Herbert Hoover
God Day Poverty Nation Sight Shall Soon Reached Goal Banished Help
It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war. Herbert Hoover
War Youth Tribulation Must Sorrow Aftermath Inherit Who
America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose. Herbert Hoover
Great Experiment Economic Purpose Noble Motive America Social
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