Founders Quotes

285 Founders quotes by 241 unique authors

Not one of the first six [U.S.] presidents was an orthodox Christian. Most of the founders were Deists, who "doubted that Christ was a god"… — Robert Sherrill
The Founders of the U.S. gave the senators a term of office three times longer than that of a representative precisely to encourage a reflective… — Al Gore
Of all the potential perils to the new American republic, the prospect of concentrated power . . . troubled the intellectual leaders of the Revolutionary… — Joe Conason
The decline of witch-belief was . . . entirely the product of religious skepticism. . . . The Catholic Church did not reform itself on… — S. T. Joshi
I have always taken as the standard of the mode of teaching and writing, not the abstract, particular, professional philosopher, but universal man, that I… — Ludwig Feuerbach
A man-made thing that produces pleasure (and criticism) by somehow taping into the order of the universe is beautiful. Making beautiful things makes our lives… — Tucker Viemeister
Commemoration of Richard Meux Benson, Founder of the Society of St John the Evangelist, 1915 Our critical day is not the very day of our… — John Donne
Our wise founders seemed to understand, better than most of us, our own scripture, which states that ‘it is the nature and disposition of almost… — Ezra Taft Benson
If we remember that God loves us, and that we can love others as He loves us, then America can become a sign of peace… — Mother Teresa
As founder and co-chair of the upper Mississippi River Congressional task force, I have long sought to preserve the river's health and historical multiple uses,… — Ron Kind
I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. I cannot conceive of any vital disaster happening to this vessel. Modern shipbuilding… — Edward Smith
Most of the founders of this country had day jobs for years. They were not career politicians. ... We need leaders with experience in the… — Thomas Sowell
At heart, American conservatives like myself are believers in the Constitution. We believe that the principles embodied in the Constitution are enduring, and that to… — Sean Hannity
A while back, I came across a line attributed to IBM founder Thomas Watson. If you want to achieve excellence, he said, you can get… — Tom Peters
I am by no means alone within the family or the company in being ashamed and sickened by Roger Ailes’s horrendous and sustained disregard of… — Unknown Author
In revealing the workings of government that led to the Vietnam War, the newspapers nobly did precisely that which the Founders hoped and trusted they… — Hugo Black
Calvin was virtually the founder of America. — Leopold von Ranke
Make Earth Day Every Day.” While we might not always live up to this ideal, I try to keep this quote from Denis Hayes, founder of… — Denis Hayes
Everybody has a product to sell—no matter whether you’re an employee, a founder, or an investor. It’s true even if your company consists of just… — Peter Thiel
Founders v. Bush brings the wisdom and eloquence of the Founding Fathers back to the people, while unmasking the fraudulent PR machine that is corrupting… — Jim Hightower
I admit that my visions can never mean to other men as much as they do to me. I do not regret this. All I… — Aleister Crowley
Taking the state wherever found, striking into its history at any point, one sees no way to differentiate the activities of its founders, administrators, and… — Albert J. Nock
If I created a new depravity I would be a priestess, while my imitators would founder, after my reign, in abominable filth...Don't you think that… — Rachilde
The First Amendment was written by the Founders to protect the free exercise of Christianity. — Bryan Fischer
The reduced variability of small populations is not always due to accidental gene loss, but sometimes to the fact that the entire population was started… — Ernst Mayr

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