Our Founding Quotes

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You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about… — Charles A. Beard
I believe we have become paralyzed, paralyzed by our desire to be loved. Now our founding fathers had the wisdom to know that social acceptance… — Chris Christie
And truly, when you look at the Constitution and our founding fathers and their writings, the things that made this country great, you might draw… — Sharron Angle
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
Go back to what our founders and our founding documents meant - they're quite clear - that we would create law based on the God… — Sarah Palin
When our Founding Fathers passed the First Amendment, they sought to protect churches from government interference. They never intended to construct a wall of hostility… — Ronald Reagan
Our Founding Fathers never meant for Washington, D.C. to be the fount of all wisdom. As a matter of fact they were very much afraid… — Rick Perry
The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with real freedom. Our founding fathers clearly understood this. — Ron Paul
By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' 'the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep and bear arms,' our… — John F. Kennedy
Islam has always been a part of America's story...and since our founding, American Muslims have enriched the United States. — Barack Obama
Every child in America who enters school at the age of five is mentally ill, because he comes to school with an allegiance toward our… — Chester Middlebrook Pierce
The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of these United States are covenants we have made not only with ourselves, but with all mankind. Our… — Ronald Reagan
Think of all that hard work our founding fathers put in - the revolutionizing, the three-fifths compromising, having to write the entire Constitution with a… — Mo Rocca
The notion of a rigid separation between church and state has no basis in either the text of the Constitution or the writings of our… — Ron Paul
Our enemies send other people's children on missions of suicide and murder. They embrace tyranny and death as a cause and a creed. We stand… — George W. Bush
For as long as I can remember, I have been inspired by the achievement of our Founding Fathers. They set forth principles that have endured… — Sonia Sotomayor
For the freedoms our founding fathers not only dreamed about, but made into reality. It is that same pursuit of freedom today that is helping… — John M. McHugh
The one thing our Founding Fathers could not foresee - they were farmers, professional men, businessmen giving of their time and effort to an idea… — Ronald Reagan
For we have always understood that when times change, so must we, that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges, that… — Barack Obama
Hey, our Founding Fathers wore long hair and powdered wigs - I don't see anybody trying to look like them today, either... But we do… — Leigh Steinberg

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