Voices of Famous Americans
Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to betough.... Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Intense feeling too often obscures the truth.... Harry S. Truman.
He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals....Benjamin Franklin.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on....Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten....(John) Calvin Coolidge.
Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort....Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan press on has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.... (John) Calvin Coolidge.
It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation, which give happiness....Thomas Jefferson.
If you would be loved, love and be lovable.... Benjamin Franklin.
Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish....John Quincy Adams.
I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come....Abraham Lincoln.
If a man does his best, what else is there?....George Smith Patton, Jr.
Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory....Douglas MacArthur.
Labour to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience....George Washington.
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine....Thomas Jefferson.
Happiness...it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.... Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost....John Quincy Adams.
song playing....Power and Glory March