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title: "114 Us history Quotes by 55 authors"
description: "Browse 114 Us history quotes by 55 authors. Discover the best Us history sayings and thoughts."
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> [the better angels of our nature](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-better-angels-of-our-nature/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

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> [May Heaven to this Union continue its beneficence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/may-heaven-to-this-union-continue-its-beneficence/)

[George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/)

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> [We Recognize No Sovereign but God, and no King but Jesus!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-adams/we-recognize-no-sovereign-but-god-and-no-king-but-jesus/)

[John Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-adams/)

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> [Without Virtue there can be no liberty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-rush/without-virtue-there-can-be-no-liberty/)

[Benjamin Rush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-rush/)

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> [National honor is national property of the highest value.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-monroe/national-honor-is-national-property-of-the-highest-value/)

[James Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-monroe/)

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> [The potential for greatness lives within us all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/the-potential-for-greatness-lives-within-us-all/)

[Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/)

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> [Christianity is the only true and perfect religion...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-rush/christianity-is-the-only-true-and-perfect-religion/)

[Benjamin Rush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-rush/)

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> [My heart trembles when I reflect that God is just](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/my-heart-trembles-when-i-reflect-that-god-is-just/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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> [“In the 1920s, Jim Crow Mississippi was, in all facets of society, a kleptocracy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/in-the-1920s-jim-crow-mississippi-was-in-all-facets-of-society-a/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [Cursed be all that learning that is contrary to the cross of Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-madison/cursed-be-all-that-learning-that-is-contrary-to-the-cross-of-christ/)

[James Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-madison/)

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> [“Between 1882 and 1968, more black people were lynched in MIssissippi than in any other state.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/between-1882-and-1968-more-black-people-were-lynched-in-mississippi-2/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [...that all may bow to the scepter of our Lord Jesus Christ and that the whole Earth may be filled with his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hancock/that-all-may-bow-to-the-scepter-of-our-lord-jesus-christ-and-that-the/)

[John Hancock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hancock/)

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> [In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/in-regard-to-this-great-book-i-have-but-to-say-it-is-the-best-gift/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

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> [The Christian religion is the best religion that has ever been given to man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/the-christian-religion-is-the-best-religion-that-has-ever-been-given/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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> [The Declaration of Independence laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-adams/the-declaration-of-independence-laid-the-cornerstone-of-human/)

[John Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-adams/)

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> [It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/it-is-the-duty-of-all-nations-to-acknowledge-the-providence-of-2/)

[George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/)

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> [The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-coolidge/the-foundations-of-our-society-and-our-government-rest-so-much-on-the/)

[Calvin Coolidge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-coolidge/)

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> [The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-reagan/the-bible-and-its-teachings-helped-form-the-basis-for-the-founding-2/)

[Ronald Reagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-reagan/)

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> [“O, you happy free women, contrast your New Year's day with that of the poor bond-woman! With you it is a pleasant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-a-jacobs/o-you-happy-free-women-contrast-your-new-year-s-day-with-that-of-the/)

[Harriet A. Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-a-jacobs/)

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> [“The New World's purpose was to be The Old World's Eden - a place of dreams to wipe clean the mistakes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-new-world-s-purpose-was-to-be-the-old-world-s-eden-a-place-of/)

[Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/)

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> [I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed; We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/i-have-a-dream-that-one-day-this-nation-will-rise-up-and-live-out-the-3/)

[Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/)

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> [ “\[Clyde Ross\] was stationed in California. He found that he could go into stores without being bothered. He could walk the streets… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-nehisi-coates/clyde-ross-was-stationed-in-california-he-found-that-he-could-go-into/)

[Ta-Nehisi Coates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-nehisi-coates/)

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> [Intelligence, patriotism, Christianity, and a firm reliance on Him, who has never yet forsaken this favored land, are still competent to adjust,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/intelligence-patriotism-christianity-and-a-firm-reliance-on-him-who/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

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> [In the States we've had by far the largest demonstrations in the last few years. The largest civil disobedience actions about anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-mckibben/in-the-states-we-ve-had-by-far-the-largest-demonstrations-in-the-last/)

[Bill McKibben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-mckibben/)

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> [“There was no hope on earth, and God seemed to have forgotten us. Some said they saw the Son of God; others…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/red-cloud/there-was-no-hope-on-earth-and-god-seemed-to-have-forgotten-us-some/)

[Red Cloud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/red-cloud/)

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> [And whereas it is the duty of nations as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/and-whereas-it-is-the-duty-of-nations-as-well-as-of-men-to-own-their/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

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> [Whereas, the Senate of the United States, devoutly recognizing the Supreme Authority and just Government of Almighty God, in all the affairs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/whereas-the-senate-of-the-united-states-devoutly-recognizing-the/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

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> [Our laws and our institutions must necessarily be based upon and embody the teachings of the Redeemer of mankind. It is impossible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-josiah-brewer/our-laws-and-our-institutions-must-necessarily-be-based-upon-and/)

[David Josiah Brewer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-josiah-brewer/)

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> [I verily believe Christianity necessary to the support of civil society. One of the beautiful boasts of our municipal jurisprudence is that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-story/i-verily-believe-christianity-necessary-to-the-support-of-civil/)

[Joseph Story](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-story/)

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> [ “Whose voice was first sounded on this land? The voice of the red people who had but bows and arrows. \[...\] What… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/red-cloud/whose-voice-was-first-sounded-on-this-land-the-voice-of-the-red/)

[Red Cloud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/red-cloud/)

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> [“Yet an ugliness often lurked beneath the reformist zeal of Progressivism. Many Progressives—who tended to be middle-class white Protestants—held deep prejudices against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/yet-an-ugliness-often-lurked-beneath-the-reformist-zeal-of/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Segregation laws were proposed as part of a deliberate effort to drive a wedge between poor whites and African Americans. These discriminatory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-alexander/segregation-laws-were-proposed-as-part-of-a-deliberate-effort-to-2/)

[Michelle Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-alexander/)

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> [ “Speaking in the tabernacle to a large assembly, he \[John Taylor, Mormon\] said: Who would not rather die than bow to the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juanita-brooks/speaking-in-the-tabernacle-to-a-large-assembly-he-john-taylor-mormon/)

[Juanita Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juanita-brooks/)

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> [“Frank Fiorini, better known as Frank Sturgis, had an interesting career that started when he quit high school during his senior year…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-the-exciting-story-of-cuba/frank-fiorini-better-known-as-frank-sturgis-had-an-interesting-career/)

[Captain Hank Bracker, The Exciting Story of Cuba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/captain-hank-bracker-the-exciting-story-of-cuba/)

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> [ “\[Jacob\] Hamblin arranged to make a trip across the Colorado River in search of a child who might be missing. The motive… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juanita-brooks/jacob-hamblin-arranged-to-make-a-trip-across-the-colorado-river-in/)

[Juanita Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juanita-brooks/)

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> [“It was an idea that made the crucial difference between British and Iberian America – an idea about the way people should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niall-ferguson/it-was-an-idea-that-made-the-crucial-difference-between-british-and/)

[Niall Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niall-ferguson/)

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> [“Trial began on Friday, July 23, 1875... the jury which was finally selected consisted of eight Mormons, three Gentiles, and one Jack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juanita-brooks/trial-began-on-friday-july-23-1875-the-jury-which-was-finally/)

[Juanita Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juanita-brooks/)

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> [“I once two beautiful children playing together. One was a fair white child; the other was her slave, and also her sister.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-ann-jacobs/i-once-two-beautiful-children-playing-together-one-was-a-fair-white/)

[Harriet Ann Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-ann-jacobs/)

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> [“The white men in the East are like birds. They are hatching out their eggs every year, and there is not room…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crook/the-white-men-in-the-east-are-like-birds-they-are-hatching-out-their/)

[George Crook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crook/)

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> [ “You have driven me from the East to this place, and I have been here two thousand years or more. \[...\] My… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/standing-bear/you-have-driven-me-from-the-east-to-this-place-and-i-have-been-here/)

[Standing Bear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/standing-bear/)

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                        "text": "“Frank Fiorini, better known as Frank Sturgis, had an interesting career that started when he quit high school during his senior year to join the United States Marine Corps as an enlisted man. During World War II he served in the Pacific Theater of Operations with Edson’s Raiders, of the First Marine Raiders Battalion under Colonel “Red Mike.” In 1945 at the end of World War II, he received an honorable discharge and the following year joined the Norfolk, Virginia Police Department. Getting involved in an altercation with his sergeant, he resigned and found employment as the manager of the local Havana-Madrid Tavern, known to have had a clientele consisting primarily of Cuban seamen. In 1947 while still working at the tavern, he joined the U.S. Navy’s Flight Program. A year later, he received an honorable discharge and joined the U.S. Army as an Intelligence Officer. Again, in 1949, he received an honorable discharge, this time from the U.S. Army. Then in 1957, he moved to Miami where he met former Cuban President Carlos Prío, following which he joined a Cuban group opposing the Cuban dictator Batista. After this, Frank Sturgis went to Cuba and set up a training camp in the Sierra Maestra Mountains, teaching guerrilla warfare to Castro’s forces. He was appointed a Captain in Castro’s M 26 7 Brigade, and as such, he made use of some CIA connections that he apparently had cultivated, to supply Castro with weapons and ammunition. After they entered Havana as victors of the revolution, Sturgis was appointed to a high security, intelligence position within the reorganized Cuban air force. Strangely, Frank Sturgis returned to the United States after the Cuban Revolution, and mysteriously turned up as one of the Watergate burglars who were caught installing listening devices in the National Democratic Campaign offices. In 1973 Frank A. Sturgis, E. Howard Hunt, Eugenio R. Martínez, G. Gordon Liddy, Virgilio R. “Villo” González, Bernard L. Barker and James W. McCord, Jr. were convicted of conspiracy. While in prison, Sturgis feared for his life if anything he had done, regarding his associations and contacts, became public knowledge. In 1975, Sturgis admitted to being a spy, stating that he was involved in assassinations and plots to overthrow undisclosed foreign governments. However, at the Rockefeller Commission hearings in 1975, their concluding report stated that he was never a part of the CIA…. Go figure! In 1979, Sturgis surfaced in Angola where he trained and helped the rebels fight the Cuban-supported communists. Following this, he went to Honduras to train the Contras in their fight against the communist-supported Sandinista government. He also met with Yasser Arafat in Tunis, following which he was debriefed by the CIA. Furthermore, it is documented that he met and talked to the Venezuelan terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, or Carlos the Jackal, who is now serving a life sentence for murdering two French counter intelligence agents. On December 4, 1993, Sturgis suddenly died of lung cancer at the Veterans Hospital in Miami, Florida. He was buried in an unmarked grave south of Miami…. Or was he? In this murky underworld, anything is possible.”",
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