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He is one of those giant figures, of whom there are very few in history,
who lose their nationality in death. ~David Lloyd George
His heart was as great as the world, but there was no room in it to hold the memory of a wrong. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
The important thing today is not what we say of Lincoln but what Lincoln
would say of us if he were here in this hour and could note the drift
and tendency in American life and American politics. ~Stephen Samuel
Wise
He was one of the few great rulers whose wisdom increased with his
power, and whose spirit grew gentler and tenderer as his triumphs were
multiplied. ~James A. Garfield
Abraham Lincoln needs no marble shaft to perpetuate his name; his words
are the most enduring monument, and will forever live in the hearts of
the people. ~Osborn H. Oldroyd
His grave a nation's heart shall be,
His monument a people free!
~Caroline Atherton Mason
A faith like Lincoln's would transform the world! ~James Oppenheim
Oh, wise physician of a wasted land! ~Hermann Hagedorn
Would I might rouse the Lincoln in you all. ~Vachel Lindsay
He showed that fame may be won and what services be rendered by a plain
son of the people unaided by any gifts of fortune. ~James Bryce
Mute though his lips be, yet they still speak. Hushed is his voice, but
its echoes of liberty are ringing through the world, and the sons of
bondage listen with joy. ~Matthew Simpson
If you look at his portraits they always give you an indelible
impression of his great height. So does his life. Height of purpose,
height of ideal, height of character, height of intelligence. ~David
Lloyd George
In him was vindicated the greatness of real goodness and the goodness of real greatness. ~Phillips Brooks
Humble birth did not retard his genius, nor high place corrupt his soul. ~Cass Gilbert
Lincoln was not a type. He stands alone - no ancestors, no fellows, no successors. ~Robert G. Ingersoll
Not in vain has Lincoln lived, for he has helped to make this republic
an example of justice, with no caste but the caste of humanity. ~George
Bancroft
PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON QUOTATIONS:
"I
tread in the footsteps of illustrious men, whose superiors it is our
happiness to believe are not found on the executive calendar of any
country."
"It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't."
George Washington is one of the beacons placed at intervals along the highroad of history. ~Orestes Ferrara
More than all, and above all, Washington was master of himself. ~Charles Francis Adams
His life was a hymn in praise of honor, uprightness, and patriotism. ~Orestes Ferrara
"As to the Presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it."
The only president in U.S. history who was never elected to office (he succeed the impeached president Richard Nixon), may not have sought his role as a world leader, but he served his short term with honesty. Ford had a reputation as an open, trustworthy everyman, and his words can serve as a reminder that some of the most important things about leadership are also the simplest
Washington's is the mightiest name of earth - long since mightiest in
the cause of civil liberty; still mightiest in moral reformation. On
that name no eulogy is expected. It cannot be. To add brightness to
the sun, or glory to the name of Washington, is alike impossible. Let
none attempt it. In solemn awe pronounce the name, and in its naked
deathless splendor leave it shining on. ~Abraham Lincoln
The prevailin' weakness of most public men is to Slop Over!.... G. Washington never slopt over. ~Artemus Ward
He shaped and molded that office to the contours of his own heroic stature. ~W.J. Cameron
Eternity alone can reveal to the human race its debt of gratitude to the
peerless and immortal name of Washington. ~James A. Garfield
Blot out from the page of history the names of all the great actors of
his time in the drama of nations, and preserve the name of Washington,
and the century would be renowned. ~Chauncey M. Depew
This was the man God gave us when the hour
Proclaimed the dawn of Liberty begun.
~John Hall Ingham
Washington's appointments, when president, were made with a view to
gather all the talent of the country in support of the national
government; and he bore many things which were personally disagreeable
in an endeavor to do this. ~Paul Leicester Ford
Well hath he been called one of the architects of civilization. ~Newell Dwight Hillis
The flower imperishable of this valiant age, -
A true American!
~Clinton Scollard
George Washington is the only president who didn't blame the previous administration for his troubles. ~Author Unknown
He guided the passions of others, because he was master of his own. ~Ebenezer Grant Marsh
QUOTATIONS BY U.S. PRESIDENTS:
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I
consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest
man. ~George Washington
In executing the duties of my present important station, I can promise
nothing but purity of intentions, and, in carrying these into effect,
fidelity and diligence. ~George Washington
I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world. ~George Washington
My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings
not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his
execution. ~George Washington, letter, 1789
A morsel of genuine history is a thing so rare as to be always valuable. ~Thomas Jefferson
History, in general, only informs us what bad government is. ~Thomas Jefferson
Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. ~Thomas Jefferson
There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me. ~Thomas Jefferson
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself. ~Thomas Jefferson, Notes on Virginia
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood
of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure. ~Thomas Jefferson
How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened. ~Thomas Jefferson
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine
of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life
is sunshine. ~Thomas Jefferson
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. ~Thomas Jefferson
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. ~Thomas Jefferson
Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind. ~Thomas Jefferson
We never repent of having eaten too little. ~Thomas Jefferson
Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct. ~Thomas Jefferson
I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of
the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by
violent and sudden usurpations. ~James Madison, speech, Virginia
Convention, 1788
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. ~James Madison
The public history of all countries, and all ages, is but a sort of
mask, richly colored. The interior working of the machinery must be
foul. ~John Quincy Adams
You do not lead by hitting people over the head. That's assault, not leadership. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses
both. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower, first inaugural address, 20 January 1953
If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed,
given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.
~Dwight D. Eisenhower
"America is best described by one word, freedom."
"I never saw a pessimistic general win a battle."
"There is nothing wrong with America that the faith, love of freedom, intelligence and energy of her citizens cannot cure."
The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution. ~John F. Kennedy
When written in Chinese the word "crisis" is composed of two characters -
one represents danger and the other represents opportunity. ~John F.
Kennedy, address, 12 April 1959
I am sorry to say that there is too much point to the wisecrack that
life is extinct on other planets because their scientists were more
advanced than ours. ~John F. Kennedy
The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage
of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph
and tragedy. ~John F. Kennedy
Conformity is that jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. ~John F. Kennedy
We are inclined that if we watch a football game or baseball game, we have taken part in it. ~John F. Kennedy, 1961
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest
appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~John F.
Kennedy
Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those to whom they
entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those
to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing. ~John F. Kennedy
Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all. ~John F. Kennedy
Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. ~John F. Kennedy
I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's wife
happy. First, let her think she's having her own way. And second, let
her have it. ~Lyndon B. Johnson
Freedom is not enough. ~Lyndon B. Johnson
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River,
the headline that afternoon would read: "President Can't Swim."
~Lyndon B. Johnson
QUOTATIONS ABOUT THE U.S. PRESIDENCY:
"I have had many troubles in my life, but the worst of them never came."
"We can not overestimate the fervent love of liberty, the intelligent courage, and the sum of common sense with which our fathers made the great experiment of self-government."
"Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce."
Leadership is action, not position. ~Donald H. McGannon
A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not. ~Author Unknown
Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them. ~Robert Jarvik
As President, I have no eyes but constitutional eyes; I cannot see you. ~Abraham Lincoln
The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like
breakfast cereal - that you can gather votes like box tops - is... the
ultimate indignity to the democratic process. ~Adlai Stevenson, speech,
Democratic National Convention, 18 August 1956
Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he
does from day to day to lead himself. ~Thomas J. Watson
A leader is a dealer in hope. ~Napoleon Bonaparte
Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders. ~Tom Peters
I suppose that leadership at one time meant muscle; but today it means getting along with people. ~Indira Gandhi
Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft.
Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln. ~Will
Rogers
Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically,
by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so. ~Gore Vidal
The presidency is now a cross between a popularity contest and a high
school debate, with an encyclopedia of cliches the first prize. ~Saul
Bellow
When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it. ~Clarence Darrow
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