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Quotes by President
"Conscience is the authentic voice of God to you."
59
"None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed and disciplined is therefore at all times important."
58
"The lesson should be constantly enforced that though the people support the Government, Government should not support the people."
58
"The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is the most brutal wrongdoer."
58
"The stark reality facing us today is that without the labour reforms, workers will get neither the income nor jobs in the face of cut-throat global economic competition."
57
"Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country."
57
"I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!"
57
"It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government that the entire executive power is vested in the President of the United States."
57
"Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God."
57
"In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins."
57
"I had to abandon free market principles in order to save the free market system."
57
"Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men."
55
"The happiness of society is the end of government."
55
"It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training."
55
"If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."
55
"The fifth freedom is freedom from ignorance."
55
"The happy Union of these States is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world."
55
"A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference."
55
"Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever."
54
"Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government."
54
"Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us."
54
"I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide."
Vote,
53
"There is a power in public opinion in this country - and I thank God for it: for it is the most honest and best of all powers - which will not tolerate an incompetent or unworthy man to hold in his weak or wicked hands the lives and fortunes of his fellow-citizens."
53
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary."
53
"There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America."
53
"My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her."
53
"If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you."
53
"Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time."
52
"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave."
52
"While you're saving your face, you're losing your ass."
52
"A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it."
52
"There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses."
52
"No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself, but for others; or failing therein, it ceases to be profitable and ceases to exist."
51
"My strong point, if I have a strong point, is performance. I always do more than I say. I always produce more than I promise."
51
"Slavery exists. It is black in the South, and white in the North."
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