Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. – JFK
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. – Robert F. Kennedy
The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend. – Abraham Lincoln
Human action can be modified to some extent but human nature cannot be changed. – Abraham Lincoln
You can see what God thinks of money when you see the people he gives it to. – Abraham Lincoln
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. – Abraham Lincoln
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
The things that will destroy America are peace at any price, prosperity at any cost, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living, and the getting-rich-quick theory of life. – Theodore Roosevelt.
Do what you can, with what you have, were you are. – Theodore Roosevelt
Worry, the interest paid by those who borrow trouble – George Washington
In 1787 during the Constitutional Convention which in 4 months drew up guidelines for this republic, the congress was at one time about to adjourn in confusion. The attempt to form a lasting union had apparently failed, at this crucial point 81 year old Benjamin Franklin arose and said,
"Gentlemen, I have lived a long time and am convinced that God governs the affairs of men. If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? I, therefore move that prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven be held every morning before we proceed with business. In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain when we were sensible of the danger we had daily prayers in this room for Divine protection. Our prayers were heard and they were generously answered..."
Franklin then proposed that they adjourn for two days to seek Divine guidance and then when they returned again Mr. Franklin addressed them again.
"We have been assured sir in the sacred writings that except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it. I firmly believe this and also believe that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babble... And what is worse, mankind may hereafter despair of establishing a government by human reason and leave it to chance, war, and conquest."
GEORGE WASHINGTON, in His Thanksgiving Day Proclamation in 1789: "Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection, aid and favors... Now, therefore, do I assign and recommend Thursday, the 26th day of November next... that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country, and for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us."
1820 DANIEL WEBSTER ... "more than all, a government and a country were to commence, with the very first foundations laid under the divine light of the Christian religion...Who would wish that his country's existence had otherwise begun? Let us not forget the religious character of our origin."
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS "The first and almost only book deserving of universal attention is the Bible"