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"I played by the rules of politics as I found them."

"I played by the rules of politics as I found them."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

Politics, Rules

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"A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country."

"A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country."

James Madison, American President

People, Body, Country, Defense

40

"Our relations with the other powers of Europe have experienced no essential change since the last session."

"Our relations with the other powers of Europe have experienced no essential change since the last session."

James Monroe, American President

40

"Where annual elections end where slavery begins."

"Where annual elections end where slavery begins."

John Quincy Adams, American President

Politics, Elections, End, Slavery

40

"The people under our system, like the king in a monarchy, never dies."

"The people under our system, like the king in a monarchy, never dies."

Martin Van Buren, American President

40

"The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea."

"The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea."

John Adams, American President

Nation, Necessity, Right

40

"America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America."

"America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America."

Jimmy Carter, American President

Human Rights, America, Rights, Humanrights, Sense

40

"It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as a factor in our politics should disappear...'"

"It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as a factor in our politics should disappear...'"

Rutherford B. Hayes, American President

Politics, People, Country, Desire

40

"The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived."

"The people are the only legitimate fountain of power, and it is from them that the constitutional charter, under which the several branches of government hold their power, is derived."

James Madison, American President

Government, Power, People

40

"You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference."

"You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

Politics, Gentlemen, Nixon, Press

40

"Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough."

"Only a liberal senator from Massachusetts would say that a 49 percent increase in funding for education was not enough."

George W. Bush, American President

Education, Liberal

40

"Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind."

"Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Success, Thoughts, Actions, Mankind, Mind

40

"Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent."

"Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent."

Jimmy Carter, American President

40

"If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished."

"If we take the route of the permanent handout, the American character will itself be impoverished."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

Character, Will

40

"I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter of no small difficulty."

"I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter of no small difficulty."

James A. Garfield, American President

Risk, Difficulty, Fool, Radical, Trying

40

"It's not that I don't have opinions, rather that I'm paid not to think aloud."

"It's not that I don't have opinions, rather that I'm paid not to think aloud."

Yitzhak Navon, Israeli President

Opinion, Opinions

40

"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence."

"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence."

George Washington, American President

Friendship, Confidence

40

"From several of the Indian tribes inhabiting the country bordering on Lake Erie purchases have been made of lands on conditions very favorable to the United States, and, as it is presumed, not less so to the tribes themselves."

"From several of the Indian tribes inhabiting the country bordering on Lake Erie purchases have been made of lands on conditions very favorable to the United States, and, as it is presumed, not less so to the tribes themselves."

James Monroe, American President

Nation, Country, States, United

40

"Our forces saved the remnants of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life and a new hope in the reborn land of Israel. Along with all men of good will, I salute the young state and wish it well."

"Our forces saved the remnants of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life and a new hope in the reborn land of Israel. Along with all men of good will, I salute the young state and wish it well."

Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President

Life, Men, People, Hope

40

"You cannot be President of the United States if you don't have faith. Remember Lincoln, going to his knees in times of trial in the Civil War and all that stuff."

"You cannot be President of the United States if you don't have faith. Remember Lincoln, going to his knees in times of trial in the Civil War and all that stuff."

George H. W. Bush, American President

War, Faith, States

40

"The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries."

"The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries."

John Adams, American President

Government, Control

40

"The separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does not call for separation between men of state and faith in the Supreme Being."

"The separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does not call for separation between men of state and faith in the Supreme Being."

Lyndon B. Johnson, American President

Faith, Men, Strength, Church

40

"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first."

"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Politics, First, Profession

40

"Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal."

"Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal."

John F. Kennedy, American President

Family, Children, Future

40

"Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble; we are trying to preserve the foundations on which peace may be rebuilt."

"Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble; we are trying to preserve the foundations on which peace may be rebuilt."

Woodrow Wilson, American President

Peace, Negative, America, May

40

"The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping; it is, as always, plotting, scheming, working, fighting."

"The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping; it is, as always, plotting, scheming, working, fighting."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

War, Communism, Fighting

40

"I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger."

"I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger."

George W. Bush, American President

Accomplishment, Accomplishments, Country, Danger

40

"Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die."

"Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die."

Herbert Hoover, American President

Man, Men, War, Fight, Youth

40

"I have great satisfaction in stating that our relations with France, Russia, and other powers continue on the most friendly basis."

"I have great satisfaction in stating that our relations with France, Russia, and other powers continue on the most friendly basis."

James Monroe, American President

Society, France, Russia, Satisfaction

40

"The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom."

"The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom."

George W. Bush, American President

Strength, Freedom

40

"Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people."

"Politics would be a helluva good business if it weren't for the goddamned people."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

Business, Politics, People

40

"We have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. It is time now to write the next chapter - and to write it in the books of law."

"We have talked long enough in this country about equal rights. It is time now to write the next chapter - and to write it in the books of law."

Lyndon B. Johnson, American President

Time, Books, Country, Rights

40

"The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize."

"The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize."

Franklin D. Roosevelt, American President

Education, America, School

40

"Without debate, without criticism no administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive."

"Without debate, without criticism no administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive."

John F. Kennedy, American President

Politics, Debate, Criticism, Democracy, Governance

40

"We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination."

"We prefer world law in the age of self-determination to world war in the age of mass extermination."

John F. Kennedy, American President

Age, War, Law, Self

40

"I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary."

"I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Justice, Act, Civilrights

40

"All men are equal before fish."

"All men are equal before fish."

Herbert Hoover, American President

40

"If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement."

"If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Politics, Environmental, Government, State, Waiting

40

"An injured friend is the bitterest of foes."

"An injured friend is the bitterest of foes."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Friendship, Friend

40

"The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often in the loudest voice."

"The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often in the loudest voice."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Politics, People, Successful, Thinking, Voice

40

"Any man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to be in the White House."

"Any man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to be in the White House."

Calvin Coolidge, American President

Dogs, Man, Want

40

"Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America."

"Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America."

Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President

Heart, America, First, World

40

"Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error."

"Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error."

Andrew Jackson, American President

Wisdom, Error, Man, Right, Will

40

"Fear is the foundation of most governments."

"Fear is the foundation of most governments."

John Adams, American President

40

"I was glad to hear that you were to be confirmed."

"I was glad to hear that you were to be confirmed."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Life, Confirmation, Gratitude, Tradition, Joy

40

"I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose."

"I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose."

Woodrow Wilson, American President

Cause, Day, Will

40

"The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves the world."

"The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves the world."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Positive, Mankind, Opinion, World

40

"Wide differences of opinion in matters of religious, political, and social belief must exist if conscience and intellect alike are not to be stunted, if there is to be room for healthy growth."

"Wide differences of opinion in matters of religious, political, and social belief must exist if conscience and intellect alike are not to be stunted, if there is to be room for healthy growth."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

Philosophy, Opinion, Belief, Diversity, Growth

40

"The hole and the patch should be commensurate."

"The hole and the patch should be commensurate."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Balance, Precision, Harmony

40

"Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States."

"Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States."

Ronald Reagan, American President

Leadership, Growth, Entrepreneurs, States, United

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