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“The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly.”

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Author:John F. Kennedy

“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.”

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Author:Andrew Jackson

“I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.”

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Author:Ulysses S. Grant

“A candidate could easily commit political suicide if he were to come up with an unconventional thought during a presidential tour.”

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Author:E. B. White

“Presidential ambition is a disease that can only be cured by embalming fluid.”

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Author:John McCain

“Ambition is a commendable attribute, without which no man succeeds. Only inconsiderate ambition imperils.”

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Author:Warren G. Harding

“We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers.”

“Honor lies in honest toil.”

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Book:Addresses, State Papers and Letters

Source: Addresses, State Papers and Letters

“Over the weekend the vultures got into the presidential palace by pecking through the screens on the balcony windows and the flapping of their wings stirred up the stagnant time inside, and at dawn on Monday the city awoke out of its lethargy of centuries with the warm, soft breeze of a great man dead and rotting grandeur.”

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Author:Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“All must admit that the reception of the teachings of Christ results in the purest patriotism, in the most scrupulous fidelity to public trust, and in the best type of citizenship.”

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Book:Addresses, State Papers and Letters

Source: Addresses, State Papers and Letters

“The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.”

“Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination.”

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Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower

“I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right. But it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation should be on the Lord's side.”

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Book:Anecdotes and Stories of Abraham Lincoln

Source: Anecdotes and Stories of Abraham Lincoln

“Between ourselves and our real natures we interpose that wax figure of idealizations and selections which we call our character.”

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Book:A Preface to Politics

Source: A Preface to Politics

“That I am not a member of any Christian Church, is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures; and I have never spoken with intentional disrepect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular.”

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Book:The collected works of Abraham Lincoln

Source: The collected works of Abraham Lincoln

“[The Bible] is the rock on which our Republic rests.”

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Author:Andrew Jackson

“Of the many influences that have shaped the United States into a distinctive nation and people, none may be said to be more fundamental and enduring than the Bible.”

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Book:Ronald Reagan

Source: Ronald Reagan

“I am sustained by the prayers of the people in this country. I guess an appropriate way to say this, it's one of the beautiful things about America and Americans from all walks of life is that they're willing to pray for the President and his family. And that's powerful. It's hard for me to describe to you what that means. It's-let me just say this: It's a leap of faith to understand.”

“How should we Democrats select the next presidential nominee? Smoke filled rooms? Brokered convention? National primary? Personally, I prefer jump shots from the top of the key.”

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Author:Bill Bradley

“There is one catagory of advertising which is totally uncontrolled and flagrantly dishonest: the television commercials for candidates in Presidential elections.”

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Author:David Ogilvy

“It is easier to do a job right than to explain why you didn't.”

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Author:Martin Van Buren

“The world must be made safe for democracy.”

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Author:Woodrow Wilson

“The United States and the freedom for which it stands, the freedom for which they died, must endure and prosper. Their lives remind us that freedom is not bought cheaply. It has a cost; it imposes a burden. And just as they whom we commemorate were willing to sacrifice, so too must we - in a less final, less heroic way - be willing to give of ourselves.”

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Book:Ronald Reagan

Source: Ronald Reagan

“The road to tyranny, we must never forget, begins with the destruction of the truth.”

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Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1995

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1995

“A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither.”

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Author:Thomas Jefferson

“The Tenth Commandment sends a message to socialists, to egalitarians, to people obsessed with fairness, to American presidential candidates in the year 2000 - to everyone who believes that wealth should be redistributed. And that message is clear and concise: Go to Hell.”

Source: Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics

“The era of big government is over.”

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Author:William J. Clinton

“Voters who live off taxpayers are the Democrats' ace in the hole. The Democrats created big programs and never let the recipients forget it. This gives them an initial advantage of tens of millions of votes in any presidential election.”

“We have the most religious freedom of any country in the world, including the freedom not to believe.”

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Author:William J. Clinton

“We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of America must be forever free.”

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Author:Calvin Coolidge

“I am tolerant of all creeds. Yet if any sect suffered itself to be used for political objects I would meet it by political opposition. In my view church and state should be separate, not only in form, but fact. Religion and politics should not be mingled.”

“You know what's really frightening? You (Jon Stewart) actually have an influence on this presidential election. That is scary, but it's true. You've got stoned slackers watching your dopey show every night and they can vote.”

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Author:Bill O'Reilly

“The right of self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.”

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Book:The Writings of James Monroe: 1817-1823

Source: The Writings of James Monroe: 1817-1823

“100 political parties put together can never defeat the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, come 2015 presidential election.”

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Author:Patience Jonathan

“Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people.”

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Book:Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids

Source: Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids

“Communism is a hateful thing, and a menace to peace and organized government.”

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Book:State of the Union Addresses

Source: State of the Union Addresses

“...for two centuries supporters of the Electoral College have built their arguments on a series of faulty premises. The Electoral College is a gross violation of the cherished value of political equality. At the same time, it does not protect the interests of small states or racial minorities, nor does it serve as a bastion of federalism. Instead the Electoral College distorts the presidential campaign so that candidates ignore most small states - and many large ones - and pay little attention to minorities.”

“Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust.”

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Book:Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids

Source: Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids

“I don't know if the presidential candidates are running for the White House or Animal House.”

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Book:Bob Hope

Source: Bob Hope

“When you're the presidential nominee you get to pick whomever you choose to be on the ticket, and that person gets to say yes or no because, obviously, it's a very important decision.”

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Author:Hillary Clinton

“If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.”

“Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it's the time when they most need to think.”

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Author:William J. Clinton

“Being president is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.”

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Author:William J. Clinton

“We must teach our children to resolve their conflicts with words, not weapons.”

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Author:William J. Clinton

“A lot of presidential memoirs, they say, are dull and self-serving. I hope mine is interesting and self-serving.”

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Author:William J. Clinton

“. . . unfortunately, we can't control the actions of everyone.”

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Author:William J. Clinton

“Before any man can be considered as a member of civil society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe. And to the same Divine Author of every good and perfect gift we are indebted for all those privileges and advantages, religious as well as civil, which are so richly enjoyed in this favored land.”

“My custom is to read four or five chapters of the Bible every morning immediately after rising. It seems to me the most suitable manner of beginning the day. It is an invaluable and inexhaustible mine of knowledge and virtue.”

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Author:John Quincy Adams

“The only assurance of our nation's safety is to lay our foundation in morality and religion.”

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Author:Abraham Lincoln

“The study of this Book in your Bible classes is a post-graduate course in the richest library of human experience.”

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Author:Herbert Hoover

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