Forefathers Quotes

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The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers. — Samuel Butler
The fact that religion plays such a part in how people vote troubles me, troubles me as a minister's daughter. Because I always felt that… — Tori Amos
Comforts that were rare among our forefathers are now multiplied in factories and handed out wholesale; and indeed, nobody nowadays, so long as he is… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
And quit bringing up our forefathers and saying they were civil libertarians. Our founding fathers would have never tolerated any of this crap. For God's… — Dennis Miller
We live longer than our forefathers; but we suffer more from a thousand artificial anxieties and cares. They fatigued only the muscles, we exhaust the… — Edward George, Baron George
If we are to preserve the integrity of golf as left to us by our forefathers, it is up to all of us to carry… — Ben Crenshaw
Our German forefathers had a very kind religion. They believed that, after death, they would meet again all the good dogs that had been their… — Otto von Bismarck
Think of it. We are blessed with technology that would be indescribable to our forefathers. We have the wherewithal, the know-it-all to feed everybody, clothe… — R. Buckminster Fuller
Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity, and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us from the former, for the sake of the latter.… — Samuel Adams
Our forefathers made one mistake. What they should have fought for was representation without taxation. — Fletcher Knebel
I strongly believe that we can create a poverty-free world, if we want to.... In that kind of world, [the] only place you can see… — Muhammad Yunus
Had your forefathers, Wigglesworth, been as stupid as you are, the human race would never have succeeded in procreating itself. — Alan Bennett
The typical American of today has lost all the love of liberty, that his forefathers had, and all their disgust of emotion, and pride in… — H. L. Mencken
In our desire to have government become our benefactor and sustainer, we have allowed it to become our taskmaster and overlord. As a result, we… — Chuck Baldwin
If today I had a young mind to direct, to start on the journey of life, and I was faced with the duty of choosing… — Tom Brown, Jr.
Laughter is a most healthful exercise; it is one of the greatest helps to digestion with which I am acquainted; and the custom prevalent among… — Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland
It was the hard work of our people, the freedom they enjoyed and their faith in God that built this country and made it the… — Ronald Reagan
If the people lose control of the arteries of trade and the natural sources of mechanical power, the nationalization of all industry should soon be… — Calvin Coolidge
I feel very strongly that I am under the influence of things or questions which were left incomplete and unanswered by my parents and grandparents… — Carl Jung

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