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Family is described as the seed of personal character and public virtue for a nation. The quotes thank uniformed service members for protecting freedom and warn that excessive taxes can cripple a country. Faith and a sense of higher purpose are also presented as essential.

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A nation without borders is no nation at all.

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We meant to change a nation, and instead, we changed a world.

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There are simple answers to the nation's problems, but not easy ones.

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No nation in history has ever survived a tax burden that reached a third of its national income.

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Christmas is a holiday that we celebrate not as individuals nor as a nation, but as a human family.

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Nations crumble from within when the citizenry asks of government those things which the citizenry might better provide for itself.

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One hundred nations in the UN have not agreed with us on just about everything that's come before them, where we're involved,…

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The Founding Fathers believed that faith in God was the key to our being a good people and America's becoming a great…

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A strong nation is one that is loved by its people and, as Edmund Burke put it, for a country to be…

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But the simple truth is that we've lost control of our own borders, and no nation can do that and survive.

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I wasn't a great communicator, but I communicated great things, and they didn't spring full-bloom from my brow - they came from…

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Great nations which fail to meet their responsibilities are consigned to the dustbin of history. We grew from that small, weak republic…

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Freedom is the very essence of our nation. To be sure, ours is not a perfect nation. But even with our troubles,…

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The Democrats say that the United States has had its days in the sun, that our nation has passed its zenith. They…

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We can't build a safer world with honorable intentions and good will alone. Achieving the fundamental goals our nation seeks in world…

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Our nation will prosper or decline in direct proportion to our selection of leaders who are guided by the Holy Spirit. If…

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I've talked to you on a number of occasions about the economic problems our nation faces, and I am prepared to tell…

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What has happened to the dreams of the United Nations' founders? What has happened to the spirit which created the United Nations?…

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Abraham Lincoln recognized that we could not survive as a free land when some men could decide that others were not fit…

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Together, let us make this a new beginning. Let us make a commitment to care for the needy, to teach our children…

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I welcome this chance to further strengthen the unbreakable ties between the United States and Israel and to assure you of our…

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The full consequences of a default or even the serious prospect of default by the United States are impossible to predict and…

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Our status as a free society and world power is not based on brute strength. When we've taken up arms, it has…

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I believe this nation hungers for a spiritual revival; hungers to once again see honor placed above political expediency; to see government…

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[Our goal] is to help revive America's traditional values: faith, family, neighborhood, work and freedom. Government has no business enforcing these values…

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For decades, we have piled deficit upon deficit, mortgaging our future and our children's future for the temporary convenience of the present.…

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We are not a warlike people. Nor is our history filled with tales of aggressive adventures and imperialism, which might come as…

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The neutron warhead is a defensive weapon designed to offset the great superiority that the Soviet Union has on the western front…

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Perhaps no custom reveals our character as a Nation so clearly as our celebration of Thanksgiving Day.

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Of the many influences that have shaped the United States into a distinctive nation and people, none may be said to be…

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Through the history of our nation, Americans have always extended their hands in gestures of assistance.

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I believe in a sound, strong environmental policy that protects the health of our people and a wise stewardship of our nation's…

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Nations do not distrust each other because they are armed. They are armed because they distrust each other.

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We are a nation that has a government-not the other way around. And that makes us special among the nations of the…

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Our National Motto - 'In God We Trust' - was not chosen lightly. It reflects a basic recognition that there is a…

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Wouldn't it be better for the human spirit and for the soul of this nation to encourage people to accept more responsibility…

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In the 38th chapter of Ezekiel, it says that the land of Israel will come under attack by the armies of the…

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. . . And always remember that you are Americans, and it is your birthright to dream great dreams in this sweet…

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A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. The only value in our two nations possessing nuclear weapons is…

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We owe this freedom of choice and action to those men and women in uniform who have served this nation and its…

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Today, the world looks to America for leadership. And America looks to its Corps of Marines.

I've long believed one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation…

You know, by the time you reach my age, you've made plenty of mistakes if you've lived your life properly. So you learn. You…

Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.

Simple fairness dictates that government must not raise taxes on families struggling to pay their bills.

The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America - our country is in…

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Where there's liberty, art succeeds.

Since I came to the White House, I got two hearing aids, a colon operation, skin cancer, a prostate operation, and I was shot.…

A moment I've been dreading. George brought his ne're-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the…

On Father's Day, we pay tribute to all in our society who have taken on the responsibilitie s and joys of fatherhood. Whether our…

There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.

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Love your country, not for her power or wealth, but for her selflessness and her idealism.