Presidential
Quotes

We did not choose to be the guardians at the gate. But there is no one else.
- Lyndon Baines Johnson

We have seen the decency of a loving and giving people who have made the grief of strangers their own.
- George W. Bush

We know the strength of America. We are strong. We can regain our unity. We can regain our confidence. We are the heirs of generations who survived threats much more powerful and awesome than those that challenge us now. Our fathers and mothers were strong men and women who shaped a new society during the Great Depression, who fought world wars, and who carved out a new charter of peace for the world.
- Jimmy Carter

We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression-everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way-everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want...everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom from fear...anywhere in the world.
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt

We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow. And let there be no misunderstanding: We are going to begin to act, beginning today.
- Ronald Reagan

We stand today on the edge of a new frontier.
- John F. Kennedy

We've got to do a better job of getting across that America is freedom -freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise...Let's start with some basics: more attention to American history, and a greater emphasis on civic ritual.
- Ronald Reagan

We, too, born to freedom, and believing in freedom, are willing to fight to maintain freedom. We and all others who believe as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt

We, too, born to freedom, are willing to fight to maintain freedom. We, and all others who believe as clearly as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

We, too, born to freedom, are willing to fight to maintain freedom. We, and all others who believe as dearly as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt