Democracy is not static. It is a living force. Every new idea, every new invention offers opportunity for both good and evil.
Herbert HooverHere in America, we don’t let our differences tear us apart. Not here. Because we know that our greatness comes from when we appreciate each other’s strengths, when we learn from each other, when we lean on each other, because in this country, it’s never been each person for themselves. No, we’re all in this together. We always have been.
Michelle ObamaBecause I know about the Holy Land, I’ve taught lessons about the Holy Land all my life, and – but you can’t bring peace to Israel without giving the Palestinian also peace. And Lebanon and Jordan and Syria as well.
Jimmy CarterAmerica has fought five wars since 1945 and has gained its objectives in only one of them, the Gulf War.
Henry KissingerWe welcome the scrutiny of the world – because what you see in America is a country that has steadily worked to address our problems and make our union more perfect.
Barack ObamaFor diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible – and no one can now doubt the word of America.
George W. BushI’m not interested in more political or cultural combat.
John KennedyI believe the destiny of your generation – and your nation – is a rendezvous with excellence.
Lyndon B. JohnsonNon-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.
Mahatma GandhiForgotten is forgiven.
F. Scott FitzgeraldAll, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
Thomas JeffersonThe honor of a nation is its life.
Alexander HamiltonI have always reckoned the dignity of the republic of first importance and preferable to life.
Julius CaesarIf someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that’s his problem. Love and peace are eternal.
John LennonIntervention only works when the people concerned seem to be keen for peace.
Nelson MandelaThat is America. That is America. Those bonds of affection; that common creed. We don’t fear the future; we shape it. We embrace it, as one people, stronger together than we are on our own.
Barack ObamaI don’t think I’ve ever felt that same kind of peace, the kind of serenity that I felt after acknowledging that maybe I was going to die of this TB.
Desmond TutuIn the 21st century, the countries that thrive will be the ones where citizens know their voices will be heard because the institutions are transparent.
Joe BidenPeace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense.
Herbert HooverPeace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.
Ronald ReaganThere is too much government today. We’ve got to remember the government should be by the people, of the people, and for the people.
Ray BradburyI said that America’s role would be limited; that we would not put ground troops into Libya; that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation, and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners.
Barack ObamaIn the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.
Richard M. NixonDemocracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal.
AristotleTonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation – not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago.
Barack ObamaDemocracy is the process by which people choose the man who’ll get the blame.
Bertrand RussellOur public life withers when only the most extreme voices get attention. Most of all, democracy breaks down when the average person feels their voice doesn’t matter; that the system is rigged in favor of the rich or the powerful or some narrow interest.
Barack ObamaAfter a century of trying, we declared that healthcare in America is not a privilege for a few, it is a right for everybody. After decades of talk, we finally began to wean ourselves off foreign oil. We doubled our production of clean energy. We brought more of our troops home to their families, and we delivered justice to Osama bin Laden.
Barack ObamaMillions of students now, in all the schools of America, are reading science fiction and especially, thank God, ‚The Martian Chronicles.‘
Ray BradburyI am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights.
Desmond TutuAmerica isn’t Congress. America isn’t Washington. America is the striving immigrant who starts a business, or the mom who works two low-wage jobs to give her kid a better life. America is the union leader and the CEO who put aside their differences to make the economy stronger.
Barack ObamaEngland is a nation of shopkeepers.
Napoleon BonaparteGiving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good.
H. L. MenckenPeace is one of the most precious gifts God has promised His children. I know, because for many years my life was not peaceful, and I was miserable.
Joyce MeyerWhenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.
Thomas JeffersonNon-violence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being.
Mahatma GandhiI resigned from the Marine Corps and flying in 1974, even though I loved them both. I quit because I no longer wanted to fight for peace. Instead, I believe we can build a more sustainable peace by working for prosperity.
Robert KiyosakiSince coming back from overseas, this is more of a foreign country than the places overseas. I don’t understand it. It’s like America has lost faith in rational thought.
Jim MattisEverything I have, my career, my success, my family, I owe to America.
Arnold SchwarzeneggerDemocracy as a system has evolved into something that Thomas Jefferson didn’t anticipate.
Hunter S. ThompsonPropaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.
Noam ChomskyThis young century will be liberty’s century.
George W. BushAfter many years of great mercy, after tasting of the powers of the world to come, we still are so weak, so foolish; but, oh! when we get away from self to God, there all is truth and purity and holiness, and our heart finds peace, wisdom, completeness, delight, joy, victory.
Charles SpurgeonA man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace.
Ralph Waldo EmersonI believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty.
John D. RockefellerLiberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.
Marcus Tullius CiceroI can not believe that war is the best solution. No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
Eleanor RooseveltYou either get tired fighting for peace, or you die.
John LennonAfricans require, want, the franchise on the basis of one man one vote. They want political independence.
Nelson MandelaOn some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
H. L. MenckenOptimism comes less easily today, not because democracy is less vigorous, but because democracy’s enemies have refined their instruments of repression.
Ronald ReaganI disagree with any policy that would turn America’s back on people who are fleeing harm. I frankly believe that it is contrary to everything that we have symbolically and actually said we stand for.
Kamala HarrisIf everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace.
John LennonPeace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
Baruch SpinozaWhen I was elected President nobody asked me to negotiate between Israel and Egypt. It was not even a question raised in my campaign. But I felt that one of the reasons that I was elected President was to try to bring peace to the Holy Land.
Jimmy CarterWhat difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
Mahatma GandhiPreparation for a mission is important. A mission is a voluntary act of service to God and humankind. Missionaries support that privilege with their personal savings. Parents, families, friends, and donors to the General Missionary Fund may also assist.
Russell M. NelsonDemocracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few.
George Bernard ShawI report to you that our country is challenged at home and abroad: that it is our will that is being tried and not our strength; our sense of purpose and not our ability to achieve a better America.
Lyndon B. JohnsonStrike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!
Helen Keller