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  • Woe unto the world because of offenses; for it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.

    Bible   God   Religious  
    Abraham Lincoln (2012). “The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition)”, p.1472, Jazzybee Verlag
  • In history, a great volume is unrolled for our instruction, drawing the materials of future wisdom from the past errors and infirmities of mankind.

    Wisdom   Past   Errors  
    Edmund Burke (1790). “Reflections on the Revolution in France: And on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. In a Letter Intended to Have Been Sent to a Gentleman in Paris”, p.208
  • ...that all may bow to the scepter of our Lord Jesus Christ and that the whole Earth may be filled with his glory.

    Bible   God   Religious  
  • The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity

    John Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1856). “The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations”, p.45
  • The Declaration of Independence laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity.

    Bible   God   Religious  
  • I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.

    God   Country   War  
    Notes on the State of Virginia, query 18 (1781 - 1785)
  • In the States we've had by far the largest demonstrations in the last few years. The largest civil disobedience actions about anything in US history in the last 30 years have all been centred around the climate.

    Years   Lasts   Climate  
    Source: www.opendemocracy.net
  • The name of the Lord (says the Scripture) is a strong tower; thither the righteous flee and are safe (Proverbs 18:10). Let us secure His favor and He will lead us through the journey of this life and at length receive us to a better.

    Bible   God   Religious  
  • This Nation was established by men who believed in God. ... You will see the evidence of this deep religious faith on every hand.

    Bible   God   Religious  
    Harry S. Truman, William Hillman (1984). “Harry S. Truman in his own words: by William Hillman ; pictures by Alfred Wagg”, Outlet
  • July 4th ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion.

    Letter to Abigail Adams, 3 July 1776
  • Free at last, Free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last.

    Speech at Civil Rights March,Washington, D.C., 28 Aug. 1963
  • We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.

    First Inaugural Address, 4 Mar. 1861
  • It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.

    Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, Issued by President George Washington, at the request of Congress, on October 3, 1789
  • No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.

    Noah Webster (1843). “A Collection of Papers on Political, Literary, and Moral Subjects”, p.291
  • The potential for greatness lives within us all.

    "50 stunning Olympic moments No35: Wilma Rudolph's triple gold in 1960" by Rob Bagchi, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2012.
  • the better angels of our nature

    First Inaugural Address, 4 Mar. 1861
  • The fundamental basis of this Nation's law was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teachings which we get from Exodus and St. Matthew, from Isaiah and St. Paul.

    Bible   God   Religious  
    United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman), Harry S. Truman (1961). “Harry S. Truman: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President, 1945-53”
  • And whereas it is the duty of nations as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God ... and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord.

    Bible   God   Religious  
    Abraham Lincoln (2012). “The Complete Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln (Biographically Annotated Edition)”, p.1148, Jazzybee Verlag
  • Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

    Bible   God   Religious  
    John Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1854). “Works: with a life of the author”, p.229
  • Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.

    Remarks before Daughters of the American Revolution Convention, Washington, D.C., 21 Apr. 1938. Often paraphrased as Roosevelt's addressing the DAR as "my fellow immigrants."
  • May Heaven to this Union continue its beneficence

    Heaven   Unions   May  
  • [The Bible] is the rock on which our Republic rests.

    Bible   God   Religious  
  • In the next economic downturn there will be an outbreak of bitterness and contempt for the supercorporate chieftains who pay themselves millions. In every major economic downturn in US history the villains have been the heroes during the preceding boom.

    Hero   Pay   Next  
  • Cursed be all that learning that is contrary to the cross of Christ.

    Bible   God   Education  
  • It can not be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians, not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ!

    Bible   God   Education  
    Patrick Henry (2007). “Patrick Henry in his speeches and writings and in the words of his contemporaries”, Warwick House Publishing
  • Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.

    "50 stunning Olympic moments No35: Wilma Rudolph's triple gold in 1960" by Rob Bagchi, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2012.
  • In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed.

    Noah Webster (1843). “A Collection of Papers on Political, Literary, and Moral Subjects”, p.291
  • Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.

    Bible   God   Religious  
    Benjamin Rush (1806). “Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical ...”, p.93
  • Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.

    Robert F. Kennedy (1998). “Make Gentle the Life of the World: The Vision of Robert F. Kennedy”, Harcourt
  • As the safety and prosperity of nations ultimately and essentially depend on the protection and the blessing of Almighty God, and the national acknowledgment of this truth is not only an indispensable duty which the people owe to Him.

    Bible   God   Religious  
    John Adams, Charles Francis Adams (1854). “The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations”, p.169
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