“To exclude from positions of trust and command all those below the age of 44 would have kept Jefferson from writing the Declaration of Independence, Washington from commanding the Continental Army, Madison from fathering the Constitution, Hamilton from serving as secretary of the treasury, Clay from being elected speaker of the House and Christopher Columbus from discovering America.” WritingAgeAmericaHousePositionConstitutionArmyIndependenceCommandServingDiscoveringSpeakersSecretaryDeclarationClayDeclaration Of IndependenceTreasuryColumbusMadisonHamiltonContinentalFathering Author:John F. Kennedy
“In America, one of the great liberal documents of the world is the Declaration of Independence. One of the great conservative documents of the world is the Constitution of the United States. We need both documents to build a country. One to get it started - liberal. And the other to help maintain the structure over the years - conservative.” WorldNeedsYearsCountryStatesHelpingAmericaUnitedUnited StatesConstitutionIndependenceStructureConservativeDocumentsDeclarationDeclaration Of IndependenceConstitution Of The United StatesGreat ConservativeGreat Liberal Author:Jim Rohn
“America was based on a big promise--a great big one: the Declaration of Independence. When you have to live with that in the house, that's quite a problem--particularly when you've got to make money and get ahead, open world markets, do all the things you have to, raise your children, and so forth. America is stuck with its self-definition put on paper in 1776, and that was just like putting a burr under the metaphysical saddle of America--you see, that saddle's going to jump now and then and it pricks.” WorldChildrenSelfProblemBigsAmericaHousePromisePaperOur ChildrenRaisesIndependenceDefinitionsStuckMaking MoneyYour ChildrenNow And ThenDeclarationMetaphysicalDeclaration Of IndependenceGet AheadSaddlesBurrs Author:Robert Penn Warren
“In America we have a Declaration of Independence, but our history, our advancements, our global strength all point to an American declaration of interdependence.” AmericaIndependenceDeclarationAdvancementDeclaration Of IndependenceInterdependence Author:Cory Booker