Life Quotes, page 147

“Every man's happiness is his own responsibility.”

“You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry.”

“You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.”

“Democracy is "government of the people, by the people, for the people."”

“It is a sin to be silent when it is your duty to protest.”

“God bless the soldiers and seamen, with all their brave commanders.”

“Education does not mean teaching people what they do not know. It means teaching them to behave as they do not behave.”

“When you make it to the top, turn and reach down for the person behind you.”

“I can make a general in five minutes, but a good horse is hard to replace.”

“A statesman thinks in terms of future generations; a politician thinks in terms of the next election.”

“Let the people know the truth and the country is safe.”

“Don't kneel to me; that is not right. You must kneel to God only, and thank Him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy.”

“Always let your subordinates know that the honor will be all theirs if they succeed and the blame will be yours if they fail.”

“Reputation is like fine china: once broken, it's very hard to repair.”

“You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.”

“You can't make a weak man strong by making a strong man weak.”

“Any society that takes away from those most capable and gives to the least will perish.”

“I have never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of Independence.”

“The legitimate object of government is to do for a community of people whatever they need to have done, but cannot do at all, or cannot so well do, for themselves in their separate and individual capacities.”

“If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.”

“Truth is generally the best vindication against slander.”

“A man's legs must be long enough to reach the ground.”

“It is much easier to ride a horse in the direction it is going.”

“Teach economy. That is one of the first and highest virtues. It begins with saving money.”

“In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all, and it comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible, except with the passing of time.”

“Quarrel not at all. No man resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention.”

“Public opinion in this country is everything.”

“It has long been recognized that the problems with alcohol relate not to the use of a bad thing, but to the abuse of a good thing.”

“There is no greater injustice than to wring your profits from the sweat of another man's brow.”

“Do not destroy that immortal emblem of humanity, the Declaration of Independence.”