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I just think society, our culture and our world would be better off if we just loved God and loved our neighbor… — Phil Robertson Copy Share Image
Democracy is something America has never really practiced. Because the Founding Fathers hated two things: monarchy and democracy. They wanted a republic,… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I believe the American people are more concerned with a man's views and abilities than with the church to which he belongs.… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
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You want to reclaim your country? You got to go back to the first men who started this country, the founding fathers… — Brad Stine Copy Share Image
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Are you a Loyalist or a Patriot? Why, because being a God-fearing, self-reliant, freedom-loving American is a choice. Or we could be… — Matt Shea Copy Share Image
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Bureaucrats want you to think that the system is too complex because they want you to be stupid about it and uninterested… — Dana Loesch Copy Share Image
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“within rigidly circumscribed guidelines. All powers not specifically granted to the federal government are reserved to the states and the people. The… — Mark Meckler Copy Share Image
“The dismemberment began in Texas, called Tejas back then. There, slavery had been outlawed. Sam Houston led the invasion that reestablished it.… — Eduardo Galeano Copy Share Image
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The dreams and the visions of the Israeli founding fathers, these were very very ambitious dreams. They were world reformers. They wanted… — Amos Oz Copy Share Image
People don't even recognize who the Founding Fathers of the United States were. They were exceptional human beings - when you signed… — Bruce H. Lipton Copy Share Image
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America has not been a story or a byword. That small community of Pilgrims prospered and, driven by the dreams and, yes,… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
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Our leaders ranged from bad to extraordinary. But through it all, the GOP was the one party even vaguely amenable to limited-government… — Rick Wilson Copy Share Image
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Our Founding Fathers deliberately used the Bible as their guide. They tried to ensure that schools, likewise, use the Bible to teach… — Richard S. Wheeler Copy Share Image
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