“To discriminate against a thoroughly upright citizen because he belongs to some particular church, or because, like Abraham Lincoln, he has not avowed his allegiance to any church, is an outrage against the liberty of conscience, which is one of the foundations of American life.” StatesChurchLibertyParticularCitizensConscienceFoundationSeparationPresidentialChurch And StateAllegianceOutrageAbrahamSeparation Of Church And StateAmerican LifeSeparation Between Church And State Book:Americanism in Religion Source: Americanism in Religion
“...International education cannot be the work of one country. It is the responsibility and promise of all nations. It calls for free exchange and full collaboration...The knowledge of our citizens is one treasure which grows only when it is shared.” CountryNationsGrowsResponsibilityStudyCitizensPromiseInternationalTreasurePresidentialCollaborationStudy Abroad Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was doing work on the ground. I think the important thing is that my candidacy was born from citizens themselves, driven by the people and which the parties picked up favourably.” PeopleThinkingImportantBornPartyOpinionPossibilityCitizensImportant ThingsAffectionDrivenPresidentialPublic OpinionPollsOpinion PollsCandidacy Author:Michelle Bachelet
“In the last presidential election Obama and Romney raised about $1 billion each. The Koch brothers, the second wealthiest family in America, now say they will raise nearly $1 billion for the 2016 elections. When one family can raise as much as an entire party, the system is broken. This is oligarchy, not democracy. We must overturn Citizens United.” LastsAmericaUnitedPartyDemocracyBrotherBrokenCitizensRaisesElectionRaisedBillionsPresidentialRomneyOligarchyPresidential ElectionCitizens United Author:Bernie Sanders
“There's nothing in the 14th Amendment that says if you are born to a mother who is a citizen that you're automatically a citizen. It isn't there. Even some of our presidential candidates think that it is.” IfsThinkingMotherBornCitizensPresidentialCandidatesAmendmentsPresidential Candidate14th Amendment Author:Rush Limbaugh
“All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words 'Ich bin ein Berliner!'” MenMayHistoryPrideColdCitizensConservativePresidentialPatrioticCold WarBerlinFree ManWest Berlin Author:John F. Kennedy
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” IfsWarWisdomAmericaPoliticalLosesReligiousFreedomLibertyCitizensDestructionDestroyedPresidentialPatriotismPatrioticDestroyingAnti WarAntiwarPatriot4th Of JulyDemocracies HaveGreat AmericanRights And FreedomsAmerican PatrioticGreat PatrioticAmerican PatriotismAmerican PatriotAmerica FreedomPatriotism In AmericaChristian PatrioticAmerican VotersFalteringOnly In AmericaPatriotism And FreedomVoting Founding FathersDestroying OurselvesUsa Freedom Author:Abraham Lincoln