"All people yearn for certain things: the ability to speak your mind...confidence in the rule of law and the equal administration of justice, government that doesn't steal from the people. These are not just American ideas. They are human rights. And that is why we will support them everywhere."
Barack Obama, 44th President, 2009-
Thursday, November 24, 2011
November 21
"I tell the American people solemnly that the United States will never survive as a happy and fertile basis of liberty surrounded by a cruel desert of dictatorship."
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President, 1933-1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President, 1933-1945
November 20
"Force is all conquering but its victories are short lived."
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President, 1861-1865- attributed to Lincoln. This quote is not found in any of Lincoln's speeches or writings. However, it seems to coincide with much of what he did say, and agreed with what other great thinkers and writers have said. Emerson wrote, "The god of victory is said to be one handed, but Peace gives victory to both sides."(Journals, 1867). Gandhi, years later stated, "Victory attained by violence is tantamount to defeat, for it is temporary." (Satyagraha Leaflet #13, May, 03, 1919) Lincoln does not wish to initiate the conflict which grew into the Civil War. The conflict already existed when he took office. He goal was to maintain the union and the Constitution. "... In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The Government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the Government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it." (First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861.) In his second Inaugural Address, he states, "Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came." He feels no need for revenge but wished to bind the nation back together."...With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan -- to achieve and cherish a lasting peace among ourselves and with the world. (Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865.) Lincoln was assassinated and died just over a month later on April 15, 1865.
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President, 1861-1865- attributed to Lincoln. This quote is not found in any of Lincoln's speeches or writings. However, it seems to coincide with much of what he did say, and agreed with what other great thinkers and writers have said. Emerson wrote, "The god of victory is said to be one handed, but Peace gives victory to both sides."(Journals, 1867). Gandhi, years later stated, "Victory attained by violence is tantamount to defeat, for it is temporary." (Satyagraha Leaflet #13, May, 03, 1919) Lincoln does not wish to initiate the conflict which grew into the Civil War. The conflict already existed when he took office. He goal was to maintain the union and the Constitution. "... In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The Government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the Government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it." (First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861.) In his second Inaugural Address, he states, "Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive; and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came." He feels no need for revenge but wished to bind the nation back together."...With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan -- to achieve and cherish a lasting peace among ourselves and with the world. (Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865.) Lincoln was assassinated and died just over a month later on April 15, 1865.
November 19, 1831- Birthdate of James A. Garfield
"Be fit for more than the thing you are now doing. Let everyone know you have a reserve in yourself....If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it."
20th President, 1881- from Elements of Success, Address before the students of the Spenceria Business College, Washington, D.C., June 29, 1869."...I have consented to address you this evening.. because among these boys are the great men of the future,- the heroes of the next generation, the philosophers, the statesmen, the philanthropists, the great reformers and moulders of the next age...to a young man, who has in himself the magnificent possibilities of life, it is not fitting the he should be permanently commanded: he should be a commander. You must not continue to be the employed: you must be an employer... In order to have any success in life, or any worthy success, you must resolve to carry into your work a fullness of knowledge,-not merely a sufficiency, but more than a sufficiency. In this respect, follow the rule of the machinists. If they want a machine to do the work of six horses, the give it nine-horse power. To carry on the business of life, you must have surplus power. Be fit for more than the thing you are now doing. Let everyone know that you have a a reserve in yourself,-that you have more power than you are now using. If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it..."
20th President, 1881- from Elements of Success, Address before the students of the Spenceria Business College, Washington, D.C., June 29, 1869."...I have consented to address you this evening.. because among these boys are the great men of the future,- the heroes of the next generation, the philosophers, the statesmen, the philanthropists, the great reformers and moulders of the next age...to a young man, who has in himself the magnificent possibilities of life, it is not fitting the he should be permanently commanded: he should be a commander. You must not continue to be the employed: you must be an employer... In order to have any success in life, or any worthy success, you must resolve to carry into your work a fullness of knowledge,-not merely a sufficiency, but more than a sufficiency. In this respect, follow the rule of the machinists. If they want a machine to do the work of six horses, the give it nine-horse power. To carry on the business of life, you must have surplus power. Be fit for more than the thing you are now doing. Let everyone know that you have a a reserve in yourself,-that you have more power than you are now using. If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it..."
November 18
"We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is Manifest Destiny."
William McKinley, 25th President, 1897-1901- The United States was on a "roll" or "hot streak" as far as international interventions under McKinley. In the short Spanish- American War (Remember the Maine), the U.S. acquired Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine Islands. The military also intervened in Nicaragua and in China's Boxer Rebellion. In 1894, the Republic of Hawaii was founded after a rebellion against the Royal government of Queen Liliuokalani. The so-called rebellion was led by U.S. business interests and the military. As a result, Sanford P. Dole (Dole Pineapple), who was Hawaiian born but with strong financial and family ties to the U.S., was named governor of the provisional republic. There were several attempts to restore the Queen to power and she, herself, was tried and convicted for treason, but was eventually freed. Hawaii was annexed as a territory in 1898. McKinley supported the annexation, believing to do nothing would invite more royalist counter-revolutions or a Japanese takeover.
William McKinley, 25th President, 1897-1901- The United States was on a "roll" or "hot streak" as far as international interventions under McKinley. In the short Spanish- American War (Remember the Maine), the U.S. acquired Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine Islands. The military also intervened in Nicaragua and in China's Boxer Rebellion. In 1894, the Republic of Hawaii was founded after a rebellion against the Royal government of Queen Liliuokalani. The so-called rebellion was led by U.S. business interests and the military. As a result, Sanford P. Dole (Dole Pineapple), who was Hawaiian born but with strong financial and family ties to the U.S., was named governor of the provisional republic. There were several attempts to restore the Queen to power and she, herself, was tried and convicted for treason, but was eventually freed. Hawaii was annexed as a territory in 1898. McKinley supported the annexation, believing to do nothing would invite more royalist counter-revolutions or a Japanese takeover.
November 17
"Let me assure my countrymen of the southern states that it is my earnest desire to regard and promote the interests of the white and colored people both and equally...to the end that we many have not merely a united North or a united South, but a united country.
Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President, 1877-1881- In one of the most controversial elections of its time, neither Northern Republican candidate, Hayes, nor Southern Democratic candidate, Samuel Tilden gained enough electoral votes to be elected. A congressional committee found in favor of of Hayes with much "back room" deal making, one of which was the lessening of northern intervention in the southern states... from his Inaugural Address, Monday, March 5, 1877- ...The question we have to consider for the immediate welfare of those States of the Union is the question of government or no government; of social order and all the peaceful industries and the happiness that belongs to it, or a return to barbarism...That it(Emancipation)was a wise, just, and providential act, fraught with good for all concerned, is not generally conceded throughout the country... The evils which afflict the Southern States can only be removed or remedied by the united and harmonious efforts of both races, actuated by motives of mutual sympathy and regard; and while in duty bound and fully determined to protect the rights of all by every constitutional means at the disposal of my Administration, I am sincerely anxious to use every legitimate influence in favor of honest and efficient local self-government...
Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President, 1877-1881- In one of the most controversial elections of its time, neither Northern Republican candidate, Hayes, nor Southern Democratic candidate, Samuel Tilden gained enough electoral votes to be elected. A congressional committee found in favor of of Hayes with much "back room" deal making, one of which was the lessening of northern intervention in the southern states... from his Inaugural Address, Monday, March 5, 1877- ...The question we have to consider for the immediate welfare of those States of the Union is the question of government or no government; of social order and all the peaceful industries and the happiness that belongs to it, or a return to barbarism...That it(Emancipation)was a wise, just, and providential act, fraught with good for all concerned, is not generally conceded throughout the country... The evils which afflict the Southern States can only be removed or remedied by the united and harmonious efforts of both races, actuated by motives of mutual sympathy and regard; and while in duty bound and fully determined to protect the rights of all by every constitutional means at the disposal of my Administration, I am sincerely anxious to use every legitimate influence in favor of honest and efficient local self-government...
November 16
"America will never run...And we will always be grateful that liberty has found such a brave defender."
George W. Bush, 43rd President, 2001-2009
George W. Bush, 43rd President, 2001-2009
November 15
"We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. "
John F. Kennedy, 35th President, 1961-1963
John F. Kennedy, 35th President, 1961-1963
November 14
"Our purpose in Vietnam is to prevent the success of aggression. It is not conquest, it is not empire, it is not foreign bases, it is not domination. It is, simply put, just to prevent the forceful conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam."
Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President, 1963-1969
Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th President, 1963-1969
November 13
"We shall never be able to remove suspicion and fear as potential causes of war until communication is permitted to flow, free and open, across international boundaries."
Harry S. Truman, 33rd President, 1945-1953
Harry S. Truman, 33rd President, 1945-1953
November 12
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in...to care for him who shall have borne the battle...to do all which may achieve...a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President, 1861-1865
Abraham Lincoln, 16th President, 1861-1865
November 11
"The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty."
Woodrow Wilson, 28th President, 1913-1921
Woodrow Wilson, 28th President, 1913-1921
November 10
"The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Government. While the Chief Magistrate and...Congress are elected for short terms...by those who must bear all the burdens and miseries of war, our Government can not be otherwise than pacific."
James K. Polk, 11th President, 1845-1849
James K. Polk, 11th President, 1845-1849
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
November 9
"History teaches us that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap."
Ronald Reagan, 40th President, 1981-1989
Ronald Reagan, 40th President, 1981-1989
November 8
"There are good men and bad men of all nationalities, creeds, and colors; and if this world of ours is ever to become what we hope it may become, it must be by recognition the the man's heart and soul, worth and actions determine his standing."
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President, 1901-1909
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President, 1901-1909
November 7
"America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well wisher to freedom and independence for all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own."
John Quincy Adams, 6th President, 1825-1829
John Quincy Adams, 6th President, 1825-1829
November 6
"The American continents...are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers."
James Monroe, 5th President, 1817-1825
James Monroe, 5th President, 1817-1825
Monday, November 7, 2011
November 5
"We admit of no government by divine right...The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed.'
William Henry Harrison, 9th President, 1841
William Henry Harrison, 9th President, 1841
November 4
"Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world. Why ...entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition , rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice."
George Washington, 1st President, 1789-17897
George Washington, 1st President, 1789-17897
November 2-Birthdate of Warren Gamiel Harding, 1865
"Our most dangerous tendency is to expect too much of government, and at the same time for it to do too little.""
29th President, 1921-123
29th President, 1921-123
November 2 Birthdate of James Knox Polk, 1795
"There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress...that I had any conception of, before I became President of the United States."
11th President, 1845-1849
11th President, 1845-1849
November-International Relations/Thanksgiving
November 1
"Just as war is Freedom's cost, disagreement is Freedom's privilege."
Bill Clinton, 42nd President, 1993-2001
"Just as war is Freedom's cost, disagreement is Freedom's privilege."
Bill Clinton, 42nd President, 1993-2001
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