Presidential Quotes - Page 26

• I'm mindful in a free society that people can worship if they want to or not. You're equally an American if you choose to worship an almighty and if you choose not to.

  George W. Bush

  People, Atheism, Church

  Third Presidential Debate, www.washingtonpost.com. October 13, 2004.

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• This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable. The principle that people of all faiths are welcome in this country, and will not be treated differently by their government, is essential to who we are.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Religious, Commitment

  "Obama's mixed message on New York mosque helps no-one" by Richard Adams, www.theguardian.com. August 16, 2010.

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• No one who has lived through the second half of the 20th century could possibly be blind to the enormous impact of exchange programs on the future of countries.

  William J. Clinton

  Country, Inspiration, Impact

  Clinton, William J. (1994). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1993”, p.399, Best Books on

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• Simple exchanges can break down walls between us, for when people come together and speak to one another and share a common experience, then their common humanity is revealed. We are reminded that we're joined together by our pursuit of a life that's productive and purposeful, and when that happens mistrust begins to fade and our smaller differences no longer overshadow the things that we share. And that's where progress begins.

  Barack Obama

  Wall, Simple, Common Humanity

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• Our nation must engage with the rest of the world. But to be successful, we must listen. Our interaction with the world must be a conversation, not a monologue... these exchanges are a strategic pillar of our nation's public diplomacy.

  Dina Powell

  Successful, Pillars, World

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• There is a flickering spark in us all which, if struck at just the right age...can light the rest of our lives, elevating our ideals, deepening our tolerance, and sharpening our appetite for knowledge about the rest of the world. Educational and cultural exchanges...provide a perfect opportunity for this precious spark to grow, making us more sensitive and wiser international citizens through our careers.

  Ronald Reagan

  Educational, Opportunity, Careers

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• ...the exchange of students...should be vastly expanded...Information and education are powerful forces in support of peace. Just as war begins in the minds of men, so does peace.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Powerful, War, Men

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• Administration has managed the extraordinary feat of having, at one and the same time, the worst relations with our allies, the worst relations with our adversaries, and the most serious upheavals in the developing world since the end of the Second World War.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  War, Administration, Serious

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• He tells so many lies that he convinces himself after a while that he's telling the truth. He just doesn't recognize truth or falsehood.

  Robert Kennedy

  Lying, Telling The Truth, Convince

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• The fellow has absolutely no principles."Money and gall" is all he has.

  Barry Goldwater

  Principles, Fellows

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• He "wasn't used to being criticized, and he never did get it through his head that's what politics is all about. He was used to getting his ass kissed."

  Harry S. Truman

  Ass, Used

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• If you like your healthcare plan, you'll be able to keep your healthcare plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.

  Barack Obama

  Matter, Able, Healthcare

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• Every dollar released from taxation that is spared or invested will help create a new job and a new salary.

  John F. Kennedy

  Jobs, New Job, Salary

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• If some among you fear taking a stand because you are afraid of reprisals from customers, clients, or even government, recognize that you are just feeding the crocodile hoping he'll eat you last.

  Ronald Reagan

  Government, Lasts, Clients

  Ronald Reagan, Michael Reagan (2016). “The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan”, p.5, Humanix Books

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• This mode of electioneering suited neither my taste nor my principles. I thought it equally unsuitable to my personal character and to the station in which I am placed.

  John Quincy Adams

  Character, Principles, Taste

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• The partisan strife in which the people of the country are permitted to periodically engage does not tend to the development of ugly traits of character, but merely discloses those that preexist.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Country, Character, People

  Ambrose Bierce, Ernest Jerome Hopkins (1968). “The Ambrose Bierce satanic reader: selections from the invective journalism of the great satirist”

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• The politics of crime is not about a party's record or a candidates proposals, but about perceived character and values.

  Susan Estrich

  Party, Character, Records

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• Our people are slow to learn the wisdom of sending character instead of talent to Congress. Again and again they have sent a man of great acuteness, a fine scholar, a fine forensic orator, and some master of the brawls has crunched him up in his hands like a bit of paper.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Character, Men, Hands

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1971). “The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.90, Harvard University Press

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• It is our character that supports the promise of our future - far more than particular government programs or policies.

  William Bennett

  Character, Government, Support

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• The Senate has been debased to the level of a forum of hate and character assassination sheltered by the shield of congressional immunity.

  Margaret Chase Smith

  Hate, Character, Levels

  1950 'Declaration of Conscience' address to the Senate,1 Jun, denouncing accusations by Senator Joseph R McCarthy.

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• Character is "a stamp of good repute on a person."

  Euripides

  Character, Stamps, Persons

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• A good character carries with it the highest power of causing a thing to be believed.

  Aristotle

  Character, Carrie, Highest

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• Mankind is made up of inconsistencies, and no man acts invariably up to his predominant character. The wisest man sometimes acts weakly, and the weakest sometimes wisely.

  Lord Chesterfield

  Character, Men, Wisest Man

  Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). “Lord Chesterfield's Letters”, p.77, Oxford University Press

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• I am busily engaged in the study of the Bible. I believe it is God's word because it finds me where I am.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Bible, Believe, Study

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• A man has deprived himself of the best there is in the world who has deprived himself of this.

  Woodrow Wilson

  Bible, Men, World

  "The Papers of Woodrow Wilson: 1909-1910".

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