Quotes by Presidents

New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who still would adventure. Herbert Hoover
Science Will Those Thousand Would Adventure New Still Continue Discoveries Frontiers Create Who
The glory of the nation rests in the character of her men. And character comes from boyhood. Thus, every boy is a challenge to his elders. Herbert Hoover
Character Challenge Men Nation Every Rests Thus Glory Boy Boyhood His Elders Her
The United States fully accepts the profound truth that our own progress, prosperity, and peace are interlocked with the progress, prosperity, and peace of all humanity. Herbert Hoover
Truth Peace Humanity Progress Prosperity Own Our States Accepts Fully United United States Profound
We must have government that builds stamina into communities and men. That makes men instead of mendicants. Herbert Hoover
Government Men Must Instead Makes Builds Stamina Communities
At 15 years of age, I left school to practice the profession of Office Boy in a business firm in Salem, Oregon. Herbert Hoover
Business Age School Practice Firm Boy Years Salem Left Office Oregon Profession
Justice and goodwill will outlast passion. James A. Garfield
Justice Passion Will Outlast Goodwill
Right reason is stronger than force. James A. Garfield
Stronger Right Reason Force Than Reason Right
The ideal college is Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a student on the other. James A. Garfield
College Other Mark Log Hopkins Student Ideal End
I love to deal with doctrines and events. The contests of men about men I greatly dislike. James A. Garfield
Love Events Men About Doctrines Deal Contests Greatly Dislike
If you are as happy in entering the White House as I shall feel on returning to Wheatland, you are a happy man indeed. James Buchanan
You Man Happy White White House Indeed Entering Shall Feel House Returning Happy Man
With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses. James K. Polk
Me Presidency Exceptionally True Bed Roses
Well may the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family. James K. Polk
Happiness Family Peace Fear Prosperity Degree Country Depend Tremble Our Responsibilities Hopes Some Wisest Well May Human Which Human Family Whole Boldest
No person can be more deeply sensible than myself of the danger of entangling alliances with any foreign nation. That we should avoid such alliances has become a maxim of our policy consecrated by the most venerated names which adorn our history and sanctioned by the unanimous voice of the American people. James K. Polk
Myself History People Become Nation Our Danger Unanimous More Voice Adorn Alliance Names Most Policy Foreign Than Person American Maxim Any Sensible Which Sanctioned American People Should Avoid Deeply Consecrated
The passion for office among members of Congress is very great, if not absolutely disreputable, and greatly embarrasses the operations of the Government. They create offices by their own votes and then seek to fill them themselves. James K. Polk
Government Great Passion Own Congress Members Seek Absolutely Votes Operations Greatly Very Office Offices Them Themselves Then Create Fill Among
Senator Badger did not call. During the whole of the last session of Congress, he did not call on me. He is a bitter partisan and is no doubt sensible that during the presidential canvass of 1844, he did me gross injustice. James K. Polk
Me Injustice Doubt Congress Presidential Bitter No Doubt Badger He Partisan Call Did Senator Sensible Gross Whole Last Session
I should not regret a fair and full trial of the entire abolition of capital punishment. James Madison
Regret Trial Punishment Abolition Entire Fair Capital Capital Punishment Should Full
The diversity in the faculties of men, from which the rights of property originate, is not less an insuperable obstacle to an uniformity of interests. The protection of these faculties is the first object of government. James Madison
Government Property Rights Protection Men Diversity First Object Faculties Obstacle Which Uniformity Interests Less Originate
Commercial shackles are generally unjust, oppressive, and impolitic. James Madison
Unjust Shackles Generally Oppressive Commercial
Ambition must be made to counteract ambition. James Madison
Made Ambition Must Counteract
War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason. James Madison
War Progress Hoped Folly Contains Well Much Reason Wickedness
All that seems indispensible in stating the account between the dead and the living, is to see that the debts against the latter do not exceed the advances made by the former. James Madison
Made Living Stating Latter See Seems Exceed Advances Between Dead Account Debts Former Against
If we look to the history of other nations, ancient or modern, we find no example of a growth so rapid, so gigantic, of a people so prosperous and happy. James Monroe
History Happy People Example Other Ancient Rapid Gigantic Find Prosperous Look Modern Nations The History Of Growth
In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence. James Monroe
Rights Seriously Matters Preparation Defence Relating Our Invaded Only Never Part Taken Powers Make Policy Does Any Themselves Wars European Resent Injuries
To impose taxes when the public exigencies require them is an obligation of the most sacred character, especially with a free people. James Monroe
Character People Obligation Free Free People Sacred Most Impose Public Them Taxes Require
The payments which have been made into the Treasury show the very productive state of the public revenue. James Monroe
Made State Revenue Been Very Which Public Productive Show Payments Treasury
The civil war which has so long prevailed between Spain and the Provinces in South America still continues, without any prospect of its speedy termination. James Monroe
War Long Speedy Civil Civil War Prevailed Between Prospect Termination Without Still South South America Provinces America Any Which Spain
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