Great Americans

Quotes from the Great Americans

I was an enemy of monarchies before I came to Europe. I am ten thousand times more so since I have seen what they are. There is scarcely an evil known in these countries which may not be traced to their king as its source, nor a good which is not derived from the small fibres of republicanism existing among them.

Thomas Jefferson

From the moment to preserve our rights a change of government became necessary, no doubt could be entertained that a republican form was most constant with reason, with right, with the freedom of man, and with the character and situation of our fellow citizens.

Thomas Jefferson

Some say, "Why the moon? Why choose that goal?" Why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why does Rice play Texas? We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things. Not because they are easy, but because they are hard.

John F. Kennedy

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. For art establishes the basic human truth which must serve as the touchstone of our judgement.

John F. Kennedy

Some men see things as they are and say, "Why?" I see things that never were and say "Why not?"

Robert Kennedy

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Martin Luther King Jr.

The great glory of American democracy is the right to protest for right.

Martin Luther King Jr.

He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and under a just God, cannot long retain it.

Abraham Lincoln

The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.

Franklin D. Roosevelt