Boy Scouts Of America Quotes

• The most important object in Boy Scout training is to educate, not instruct.

  Baden Powell de Aquino

  Wisdom, Boys, Training

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• We must depend upon the Boy Scout Movement to produce the MEN of the future.

  Daniel Carter Beard

  Men, Boys, He Man

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• The Boy Scouts of America stands for a set of principles. These principles have a lot of staying power. The values you learn as a Scout are like a compass. They can help you find your way through difficult and sometimes unchartered terrain. The principles of Scouting give you a sense of what's important. I feel I owe the Boy Scouts a great deal, both personally and professionally.

  Bill Bradley

  Boys, America, Giving

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• This great American institution [Boy Scouts of America] has come under attack from homosexual activists-who may well set their sights on your church next.

  Jay Sekulow

  Boys, Sight, America

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• Yes, the Boy Scouts of America should definitely allow gay adult leaders and I think it's really going to hold them back if they don't.

  Bear Grylls

  Gay, Boys, Thinking

  "I Went Camping With Bear Grylls And Survived". Interview with Wes Siler, www.gizmodo.com.au. November 22, 2014.

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• Mormon leaders said in a statement they will reexamine their ties to the Boy Scouts. "The church," they said, "has always welcomed all boys to its Scouting units regardless of sexual orientation. However, the admission of openly gay leaders is inconsistent with the doctrines of the church and what have traditionally been the values of the Boy Scouts of America."

  Gwen Ifill

  Gay, Boys, America

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• With the country moving toward inclusion, the leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have instead sent a message to young people that only some of them are valued. They've chosen to teach division and intolerance.

  Chad Griffin

  Country, Moving, Boys

  "After review, Boy Scouts reaffirm ban on gays". www.foxnews.com. July 17, 2012.

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