John Adams (1735-1826)

John Adams

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Always stand on principle....even if you stand alone (John Adams Historical Society). Added 1/6/2016

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The image of John Adams is in the Public Domain.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Winston Churchill

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There is nothing wrong in change, if it is in the right direction. To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often (June 23, 1925 cited in Langworth, Churchill: In His Own Words via Churchill Central). Added 1/4/2016

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It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations (Top 25 Winston Churchill Quotes).  Added 7/18/2012

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We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give (Top 25 Winston Churchill Quotes).   Added 8/10/2011.

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For more information on Winston Churchill visit The Winston Churchill Centre and Museum.

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Patrick Henry (1736-1799)

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This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed (Patrick Henry's Last Will and Testament). Added 12/24/2014

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Image: The oil canvas painting of Patrick Henry is in the Public Domain.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Abraham Lincoln

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I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong (Brainy Quote). Added 12/20/2014

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If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will (Quotes and Poems.com). Added 8/19/2013

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You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today (Lincoln Archives). Added 8/12/2013

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To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own (ThinkExist.com). Added 8/8/2013

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There is nothing stronger than gentleness (As Quoted by Academy of Achievemnt).  Added 5/15/2012

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All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother (Source). Added 5/13/2012

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Note: Abraham Lincoln has been featured on my Pol Light Blog as well. To view all Abraham Lincoln posts search with Abraham Lincoln label at Pol Light.

Photo: The photo in this post of Abraham Lincoln is in the Public Domain.

Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)

Ronald Reagan

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The American dream is not that every man must be level with every other man. The American dream is that every man must be free to become whatever God intends he should become (TownHall.com). Added 11/22/2014

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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same (BrainyQuote). Added 12/17/2011  

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I believe the best social program is a job.  Added 8/24/2011

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Ronald Reagan's White House Biography is found at www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ronaldreagan.

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Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

Theodore Roosevelt

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Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far (BrainyQuote). Added 11/20/2014

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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are (ThinkExist.com).  Added 5/12/2012

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Thomas Jefferson

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Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances (The Quotations Page). Added 11/19/2014

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And to preserve their independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude (Letter to Samuel Kercheval, June 12, 1816). Added 9/28/2013

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We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate (Founder's Quotes). Added 11/2/2012

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I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just (John Petrie's Collection of Thomas Jefferson Quotes).  Added 4/14/2012

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The photo in this post is a painting of Thomas Jefferson done by Rembrandt. It is in the Public Domain and was obtained from Wikipedia.

John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

John F. Kennedy

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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.
[John F. Kennedy: "Proclamation 3560 - Thanksgiving Day, 1963," November 5, 1963. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project. http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=9511] Added 11/16/2014

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If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
[Inaugural Address, Washington D.C., January 20, 1961] (JFK Library). Added 11/14/2014

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Let us not despair but act. Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past - let us accept our own responsibility for the future.
(JFK Library). (Loyola College Alumni Banquet, Baltimore, Maryland, February 18, 1958," box 899, Senate Speech Files, John F. Kennedy Papers, Pre-Presidential Papers, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library/) Added 10/14/2013

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Ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country.
(USHistory.org) [John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Addresss, January 20, 1961]. Added 7/11/2012

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This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.
 [Annual Message to the Congress on the State of the Union, January 14, 1963] (JFK Library). Added 7/9/2012

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For more information on John F. Kennedy visit the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum Website.

Photo: The portrait of John F. Kennedy in this post is in the Public Domain.

Jimmy Carter (b. 1924)

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In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities, and our faith in God, too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption. Human identity is no longer defined by what one does, but by what one owns. But we've discovered that owning things and consuming things does not satisfy our longing for meaning. We've learned that piling up material goods cannot fill the emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose (Wikiquote, The Crisis of Confidence, July 15, 1979). Added 10/7/2014

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We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon (Goodreads.com). Added 8/20/2013

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My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference (Guideposts.org). Added 7/1/2013

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The left photo of Jimmy Carter is in the Public Domain and the right photo is in the Creative Commons of Wikipedia.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)

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The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little (Caretactics Blog). Added 7/29/2014

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Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting (Brainyquote.com). Added 11/6/2012

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Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough  (ThinkExist.com).  Added 2/16/2012

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John McCain (1936-2018)

 

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Nothing in life is more liberating than to fight for a cause larger than yourself, something that encompasses you but is not defined by your existence alone (Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir, Good Reads). Added 10/12/2013



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We cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves, from ourselves (Source).  Added 12/13/2011.

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George Washington (1732-1799)

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I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is the best policy. Farewell Address to the People of the United States (Source). Added 8/31/2013

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The photo of George Washington is in the Public Domain.

Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901)

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We Americans have no commission from God to police the world (Source). Added 8/27/2013

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The photo of Benjamin Harrison is in the Public Domain.

Harry Truman (1884-1972)

Harry Truman

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It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit (Source). Added 8/13/2013

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We must remember that the test of our religious principles lies not just in what we say, not only in our prayers, not even in living blameless lives - but in what we do for others (Source). Added 11/13/2012

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The photo of Harry Truman is in the Public Domain.

Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968)

Robert Kennedy

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The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better (Goodreads.com) Added 8/10/2013

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There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why...I dream of things that never were, and ask why not? (Arlingtoncemetery.net) Added 8/9/2013

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The photo of Robert Kennedy is in the Public Domain.

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)

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A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both (Source) - Inaugural Address, January 20, 1953). Added 7/13/2013

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Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free (Source). Added 7/4/2013

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The photo of Dwight D. Eisenhower is in the Public Domain.

John Kerry (b. 1943)

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Values are not just words, values are what we live by. They're about the causes that we champion and the people we fight for (Source). Added 7/5/2013

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The photo of John Kerry is in the Public Domain.

Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)

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And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.--Long Walk to Freedom (Source) Added 6/23/2013

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It always seems impossible until it is done (Source).   Added 5/28/2012

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Photo: The photo in this post is in the Creative Commons of Wikipedia. Source of photo is South Africa: The Good News.

Pablo Naruda (1904-1973)

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming (Source). --Added March 24, 2013


The photo of Pablo Naruda is in the Public Domain.

Barack Obama (b. 1961)

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Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential (FinestQuotes). Added 2/18/2013

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We can't expect to solve problems if all we do is tear each other down. You can disagree with certain policy without demonizing the person who espouses it (Quotations Page - University of Michigan Commencement, 2010).  Added 11/4/2012

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The photo of Barack Obama is in the Public Domain.