Read their words. If you have the time, find a photo and look into their eyes. After all, the eye is a window to the soul, they say.
I was looking for words of wisdom from past U.S. presidents in honor of President’s Day. In particular, I was looking for comments from past Chief Executives that are as applicable today as they were during their times. Here are some of the more “notable quotables” for your consideration. If you would like to add one of your own favorites, click on the “Join the Discussion” button below.
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“Neither a wise man or a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.”
—Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Do not separate text from historical background. If you do, you will have perverted and subverted the Constitution, which can only end in a distorted, bastardized form of illegitimate government.”
—James Madison
“Experience hath shown, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.”
—Thomas Jefferson
“Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met—obligations to truth, justice, and to liberty.”
—John F. Kennedy
“If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
—George Washington
“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.”
—Ronald Reagan
This is Common Sense Civics and Citizenship. ??
