Quotes about History
Although... the Chief Magistrate must almost of necessity be chosen by a party and stand pledged to its principles and measures, yet in his official action he should not be the President of a party only, but of the whole people of the United States.
by James K. Polk (born in 1795) keywords: action, almost, although, chief, chosen, his, magistrate, measures, must, necessity, official, only, party, pledged, president, principles, should, stand, states, united, whole , yet Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world.
by James K. Polk (born in 1795) keywords: beloved, borders, contentment, country, moral, our, peace, plenty, presents, reign, spectacle, sublime, throughout , world The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.
by Colin Powell (born in 1937) keywords: action, attains, chief, condition, depend, destiny, develops, energy, faculties, fulfillment, health, increases, life, organism, vigor , which The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.
by Franklin D. Roosevelt (born in 1882) keywords: abundance, add, enough, little, more, much, our, progress, provide, test, those , whether We peruse one ideal, that of bringing people together in peace, irrespective of race, religion and political convictions, for the benefit of mankind.
by Juan Antonio Samaranch (born in 1920) keywords: benefit, bringing, convictions, ideal, irrespective, mankind, peace, political, race, religion , together If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a "peace conference," you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes.
by Joseph Stalin (born in 1879) keywords: airplanes, already, any, begins, conference, death, defend, foreign, government, his, minister, new, orders, peace, placed , sure Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
by Tacitus (born in 2055) keywords: assured, best, done, enemies, evil, friends, good, hast, thee, those, thou, thy, whom, will , worst
