“Of course, there are dangers in religious freedom and freedom of opinion. But to deny these rights is worse than dangerous, it is absolutely fatal to liberty. The external threat to liberty should not drive us into suppressing liberty at home. Those who want the government to regulate matters of the mind and spirit are like men who are so afraid of being murdered that they commit suicide to avoid assassination.” ~Harry S. Truman
“Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.” ~John Quincy Adams
“One man with courage makes a majority.” ~Andrew Jackson
“In the history of mankind many republics have risen, have flourished for a less or greater time, and then have fallen because their citizens lost the power of governing themselves and thereby of governing their state; and in no way has this loss of power been so often and so clearly shown as in the tendency to turn the government into a government primarily for the benefit of one class instead of a government for the benefit of the people as a whole.” ~Theodore Roosevelt
“I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards” ~Abraham Lincoln
“The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger–but recognize the opportunity.” ~John F. Kennedy
“Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.” ~Ronald Reagan
“When our memories outweigh our dreams, it is then that we become old.” ~Bill Clinton
“I have opinions of my own – strong opinions – but I don’t always agree with them.” ~George H.W. Bush
