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Small: Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals
George Washington
"Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals"
George Washington, President
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Small: Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party
Herbert Hoover
"Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party"
Herbert Hoover, President
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Small: I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I cant get my wife to go swimming
Jimmy Carter
"I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming"
Jimmy Carter, President
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Small: The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men
"The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men"
James Buchanan, President
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Small: No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar
Abraham Lincoln
"No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar"
Abraham Lincoln, President
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Small: When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees
Abraham Lincoln
"When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees"
Abraham Lincoln, President
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Small: Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character, give him power
Abraham Lincoln
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power"
Abraham Lincoln, President
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Small: This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of t
Abraham Lincoln
"This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it"
Abraham Lincoln, President
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Small: These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all
Abraham Lincoln
"These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have"
Abraham Lincoln, President
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Small: Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory
Abraham Lincoln
"Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory"
Abraham Lincoln, President
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Small: I dont like that man. I must get to know him better
Abraham Lincoln
"I don't like that man. I must get to know him better"
Abraham Lincoln, President
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Small: Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has
Abraham Lincoln
"Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough"
Abraham Lincoln, President
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Small: Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believ
Thomas Jefferson
"Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong"
Thomas Jefferson, President
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Small: I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves and if we think t
Thomas Jefferson
"I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion"
Thomas Jefferson, President
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Small: The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression
Thomas Jefferson
"The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression"
Thomas Jefferson, President
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Small: The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money
Thomas Jefferson
"The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money"
Thomas Jefferson, President
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Small: Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circu
Thomas Jefferson
"Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances"
Thomas Jefferson, President
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Small: It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought o
Thomas Jefferson
"It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it"
Thomas Jefferson, President
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Small: Ive often said theres nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse
Ronald Reagan
"I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse"
Ronald Reagan, President
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Small: Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility a
Ronald Reagan
"Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other"
Ronald Reagan, President
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Small: It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles the
Lyndon B. Johnson
"It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich fertility of American political invention"
Lyndon B. Johnson, President
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Small: If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read:
Lyndon B. Johnson
"If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: "President Can't Swim.""
Lyndon B. Johnson, President
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Small: Id rather give my life than be afraid to give it
Lyndon B. Johnson
"I'd rather give my life than be afraid to give it"
Lyndon B. Johnson, President
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Small: I seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day
Lyndon B. Johnson
"I seldom think of politics more than eighteen hours a day"
Lyndon B. Johnson, President
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Small: Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity
Lyndon B. Johnson
"Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity"
Lyndon B. Johnson, President
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Small: Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. Theres nothing to do but to stand there and take it
Lyndon B. Johnson
"Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it"
Lyndon B. Johnson, President
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Small: In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist"
Dwight D. Eisenhower, President
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Small: Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it"
Dwight D. Eisenhower, President
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Small: Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to r
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Neither a wise man nor 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, President
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Small: When I retire Im going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those boxes. There are things in th
Richard M. Nixon
"When I retire I'm going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those boxes. There are things in there that ought to be burned"
Richard M. Nixon, President
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