I am putting this entry together to illustrate the wisdom through the ages that has founded and grown this country. I hope you enjoy and learn from it.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
"A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends. "
"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. "
"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. "
"Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth. "
"Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. "
"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. "
"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. "
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. "
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do. "
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both. "
THOMAS JEFFERSON
"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. "
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. "
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
"He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help. "
"A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have. "
"A house divided against itself cannot stand. "
"Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure. "
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. "
"Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?"
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. :
"Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world. "
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. "
"How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg. "
"I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts. "
"I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it. "
"We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. "
"You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves."
"Surely God would not have created such a being as man, with an ability to grasp the infinite, to exist only for a day! No, no, man was made for immortality. "
"The assertion that "all men are created equal" was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use. "
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. "
"To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men. "
I will stop there for now. More to come.
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COMMENTS
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Pantervamp
15:29 Jun 21 2009
Very nice writed. Gived me some thoughts i have to say.
venumstings
15:30 Jun 21 2009
Wow!
Thanks...
I do love this day, for myself and my dad both gives heart to children...
Morning I wished my dad and asked my mom to treat dad the best on my behalf...
Today mykid too wished me so and my dad blessed me in reply to my greetings to him. :)
I love your this post...
Heartiest Fathers Day To Dads in You Family...