Quotes
President Ronald Reagan
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”
Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
“The promise of America is not that we guarantee equal outcome; it’s that we try to provide a ladder of opportunity for all those willing to work hard.”
Mark Twain
“Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest.”
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
“Too many American are concerned they will never be able to afford to retire. Through Social Security, we can and should put a comfortable retirement within reach of more hard working Americans. It’s time to give seniors a modest raise…
Martin Luther King, Jr.
“History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.”
Soledad O’Brien, Award Winning Journalist, Documentarian, News Anchor, Producer
(Quote From Women Who Are Changing The World): “I spend my days covering stories where you can’t change what happened…But we can change the outcome for these young women who have the potential to be great.”
Sarah Palin
“Common sense tells us that a top-down, one-size-fits-all plan will not improve the workings of a nationwide health-care system that accounts for one-sixth of our economy.”
Alexander The Great
“Time is our most precious treasure because it is limited. We can produce more wealth, but we cannot produce more time. When we give someone our time, we give a portion of our life we will never take back.”
President Ronald Reagan
(On signing the Social Security Amendments of 1983): “This bill demonstrates for all time our nation’s ironclad commitment to Social Security. It assures the elderly that America will always keep the promises made in troubled times a half century ago.…
Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State
( About allowing all children the opportunity to reach their potential) “What has always made our country special is that it doesn’t matter where you come from; it matters where you’re going. Our job is to make certain the pathways…