The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected, in one indissoluble bond, the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.
-President John Quincy Adams
To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
-President George Washington
Religion is the only solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man towards God.
-Governeur Morris, Pennsylvania delegate to the Constitutional Convention
But all of us--at home, at war, wherever we may be--are within the reach of God’s love and power. We all can pray. We all should pray. We should ask the fulfillment of God’s will. We should ask for courage, wisdom, for the quietness of soul which comes alone to them who place their lives in His hands.
-President Harry S. Truman
Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I'm not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be.
-John Wayne
We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did for themselves and for one another.
-President Richard Nixon
Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we are known at home, by the former to the world. Our great title is AMERICANS…
-Thomas Paine
Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.
-General Colin Powell
The man who loves other countries as much as his own stands on a level as the man who loves other women just as much as his wife.
-President Theodore Roosevelt
A nation without borders is not a nation.
-President Ronald Reagan
Freedom is not free, but the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share.
-Ned Dolan
There is nothing stable but Heaven and the Constitution.
-President James Buchanan
I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
-President Ulysses S. Grant
To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.
-President Theodore Roosevelt
And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
-President John F Kennedy
Recognizing and confronting our history is important. Transcending our history is essential. We are not limited by what we have done, or what we have left undone. We are limited only by what we are willing to do.
-President George W. Bush
There are only three ways to meet the unpaid bills of a nation. The first is taxation. The second is repudiation. The third is inflation.
-President Herbert Hoover
A certain degree of preparation for war . . . affords also the best security for the continuance of peace.
-President James Madison
No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth!
-President Ronald Reagan
Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.
-President Ronald Reagan
Unemployment insurance is a pre-paid vacation for freeloaders.
-President Ronald Reagan