{"id":125817,"date":"2024-10-02T08:54:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T13:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125817"},"modified":"2024-10-02T08:56:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T13:56:09","slug":"presidential-quotes-1789-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125817","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Quotes: 1789 \u2013Present"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125817\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=125817\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-125818 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/download-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/download-7.png 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/download-7-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAA DA DA DAA (that\u2019s fanfare in text)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>By Sharon Synowsky<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>George Washington &#8211; \u201cFew men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John Adams &#8211; \u201cMay none but honest and wise men rule under this roof!\u201d (about the White House)<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Jefferson &#8211; \u201cThat government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James Madison &#8211; \u201cI believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James Monroe &#8211; \u201cNational honor is a national property of the highest value.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>John Quincy Adams &#8211; \u201cAlways vote for principal, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Jackson &#8211; \u201cThe individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government&#8230;must be punished as an enemy of his country and friend to her foe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Martin Van Buren &#8211; \u201cIt is easier to do the job right than to explain why you didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>William Henry Harrison &#8211; \u201c\u201dA decent and manly examination of the acts of the Government should be not only tolerated, but encouraged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>John Tyler &#8211; \u201cWealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James Polk &#8211; \u201cPublic opinion: May it always perform one of its appropriate offices, by teaching the public functionaries of the State and of the Federal Government, that neither shall assume the exercise of the powers entrusted by the Constitution to the other,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zachary Taylor &#8211; \u201cFor more than half a century, during which kingdoms and empires have fallen, this Union has stood unshaken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Millard Fillmore &#8211; \u201cAn honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Franklin Pierce &#8211; \u201cThe storm of frenzy and faction must inevitably dash itself in vain against the unshakeable rock of the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James Buchanan &#8211; \u201cThe ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among freemen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abraham Lincoln &#8211; \u201cYou can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Johnson &#8211; \u201cHonest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ulysses S. Grant &#8211; \u201cMy failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rutherford B. Hayes &#8211; \u201cHe serves his party best who serves his Country best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James A. Garfield \u2013 We can not overestimate the fervent love of liberty, the intelligent courage, and the sum of common sense with which our fathers made the great experiment of self-government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chester Alan Arthur &#8211; \u201cMen may die, but the fabrics of our free institutions remain unshaken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grover Cleveland &#8211; \u201cA man is known by the company he keeps, and also by the company from which he is kept out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Harrison &#8211; \u201cThe disfranchisement of a single legal elector by fraud or intimidation is a crime too grave to be regarded lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>William McKinley &#8211; \u201cThat\u2019s all a man can hope for during his lifetime \u2013 to set an example \u2013 and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Teddy Roosevelt \u2013 To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but it is morally treasonable to the American public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>William Howard Taft &#8211; \u201cThe intoxication of power rapidly sobers off in the knowledge of its restrictions and under the prompt reminder of an ever-present and not always considerate press, as well as the kindly suggestions that not infrequently come from Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Woodrow Wilson &#8211; \u201cAmerica is the only idealistic nation in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Warren Harding &#8211; \u201cAmbition is a commendable attribute without which no man succeeds. Only inconsiderate ambition imperils.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Calvin Coolidge &#8211; \u201cCharacter is the only secure foundation of the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Herbert Hoover &#8211; \u201cA splendid storehouse of integrity and freedom has been bequeathed to us by our forefathers. In this day of confusion, of peril to liberty, our high duty is to see that this storehouse is not robbed of its contents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FDR &#8211; \u201cA good leader can\u2019t get too far ahead of his followers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harry S. Truman &#8211; \u201cYou can not stop the spread of an idea by passing a law against it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dwight D. Eisenhower &#8211; \u201cAmerica is best described by one word, freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>JFK &#8211; \u201cIf we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LBJ &#8211; \u201cA president\u2019s hardest tasks is not to do what is right, but to know what is right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Richard Nixon &#8211; \u201cA man who has never lost himself in a cause bigger than himself has missed one of life\u2019s mountaintop experiences. Only in losing himself does he find himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gerald Ford &#8211; \u201cTruth is the glue that holds governments together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Carter &#8211; \u201cOur common vision of a free and just society is our greatest source of cohesion at home and strength abroad \u2013 greater than the bounty of our material blessings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ronald Reagan &#8211; \u201cMr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>George H. W. Bush &#8211; \u201cIf anyone tells you that America\u2019s best days are behind her, they\u2019re looking the wrong way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bill Clinton &#8211; \u201cThere is nothing wrong in America that can\u2019t be fixed with what is right in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>George W. Bush &#8211; \u201cRecognizing and confronting our history is important. Transcending our history is essential. We are not limited by what we have done, or what we have left undone. We are only limited by what we are willing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barack Obama &#8211; \u201cChange will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we\u2019ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joseph R. Biden &#8211; \u201cOur future cannot depend on the government alone. The ultimate solutions lie in the attitudes and the actions of the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Donald J. Trump &#8211; \u201cAND THEY\u201dRE EATING THE DOGS, THEY\u2019RE EATING THE CATS, THEY ARE EATING THE PETS OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>(Sharon bows and exits stage left&#8230;)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAA DA DA DAA (that\u2019s fanfare in text) By Sharon Synowsky George Washington &#8211; \u201cFew men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.\u201d John Adams &#8211; \u201cMay none but honest and wise men rule under this roof!\u201d (about the White House) Thomas Jefferson &#8211; \u201cThat government is best which governs the least, because its people [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":125818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22247],"tags":[32353],"class_list":["post-125817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-political-columns","tag-presidential-quotes-1789-present"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125817"}],"version-history":[{"count":-2,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/125818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}