Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Resetting The American Dream - III

Presidential Quotes:


"That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves."
- President Jefferson
"May our country be always successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right."
- President Adams
"Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality."
- President Tyler
"It is the responsibility of the citizens to support their government. It is not the responsibility of the government to support its citizens."
- President Cleveland
"The prudent, penniless beginner in the world, labors for wages awhile, saves a surplus with which to buy tools or land, for himself; then labors on his own account another while, and at length hires another new beginner to help him. This…is free labor--the just and generous, and prosperous system, which opens the way for all."
– President Lincoln
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man."
- President Kennedy
"We are a nation that has a government—not the other way around. And that makes us special among the nations of the earth."
- President Reagan