“Nowhere in the world is presented a government of so much liberty and equality. To the humblest and poorest amongst us are held out the highest privileges and positions. The present moment finds me at the White House, yet there is as good a chance for your children as there was for my father's.” WorldChildrenMomentsGovernmentFatherHouseChanceWhiteLibertyPositionHighestOur ChildrenPrivilegeYour ChildrenPresent MomentWhite HouseFind MePoorestLiberty And Equality Book:Abraham Lincoln: Quotes, Quips, and Speeches Source: Abraham Lincoln: Quotes, Quips, and Speeches
“It's a difficult position. Do you endanger your child to fight for the right thing, or do you keep your mouth shut and let your child grow up in a world where their natural rights are stripped away from them?” WorldChildrenFightingGrowsDifficultNaturalGrowing UpRightsPositionMouthsOur ChildrenYour ChildrenRight ThingNatural Rights Author:Jamie Bell
“You are in a position to create wealth not only for yourself but for your children and your children's children.” ChildrenWealthPositionOur ChildrenYour Children Author:Ray Nagin
“We do not wish incorrect and unsound doctrines to be handed down to posterity under the sanction of great names, to be received and valued by future generations as authentic and reliable, ... Errors in history and doctrine, if left uncorrected by us who are conversant with the events, and who are in a position to judge of the truth or falsity of the doctrines, would go to our children as though we had sanctioned and endorsed them.” IfsChildrenNamesLeftWishGenerationsEventsPositionJudgingOur ChildrenErrorsDoctrineFuture GenerationPosteritySanctionsFalsity Author:Brigham Young
“I do honestly think that if women were running the world there would be more investment in peace, because basically as women we do not want to see our children killed. Maybe I am completely idealistic, but until we see women in equal positions of power in the world, I just think that we are doomed.” IfsThinkingWorldWantChildrenWould BeRunningPositionEqualOur ChildrenInvestmentHonestlyDoomedIdealisticPosition Of Power Author:Meryl Streep
“I think very often when we think we are aiming at the best for our children, what we are really doing is trying to position them for competitive success in an intensely driven kind of society. I'm not sure that always leads to the good life or to happiness.” ThinkingTryingKindChildrenPositionOur ChildrenDrivenNot SureGood Life Author:Michael Sandel
“In giving us children, God places us in a position of both leadership and service. He calls us to give up our lives for someone else's sake - to abandon our own desires and put our child's interests first. Yet, according to His perfect design, it is through this selflessness that we can become truly fulfilled.” GivingFirstsChildrenDesireInterestPerfectOur LivesDesignPositionGiving UpOur ChildrenSakeAbandonFulfilledSelflessnessLeadership And Service Author:Charles Stanley