Quotes Flashcards
(25 cards)
Eisenhower 1952 about the New Deal
Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history…Their number is negligible, and they are stupid.”
Eisenhower war related
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed
Eisenhower 1957 after meeting Ngo Dinh Diem
The cost of defending freedom, of defending America, must be paid in many forms and in many places. Unassisted, Vietnam cannot, at this time, produce and support the military formations essential to it. Military as well as economic help is currently needed in Vietnam
The Domino Theory - Eisenhower
Finally, you have broader considerations that might follow what you would call the ‘falling domino’ principle. You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly
John. F. Kennedy 1962, about Vietnam War
There is a long history of our efforts to prevent Vietnam from falling under control of the Communists….our assistance has increased as a result of the request of the government.”
Lyndson B. Johnson 1964
Renewed hostile actions against United States ships on the high seas in the Gulf of Tonkin have today required me to order the military forces of the United States to take action in reply
John F. Kennedy
Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country
M. L. King speech
I have a dream…
Chief Justice Earl Warren (Brown vs. Board of Education)
- Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal
- The only reason that there has been no sabotage or espionage on the part of Japanese-Americans is that they are waiting for the right moment to strike
Harry S. Truman 1948
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin…
Sacheen Littlefeather
- the very long speech where she accepts an award in Marlin Brando´s place, so just remember this as an acceptance speech where she actually goes against the film industry
- mentions Native American stuff
Colin Kaepernick
I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color…To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder
John de Crévecoeur
- Letters from an American Farmer
- What then is the American, this new man?…
Ralph Waldo Emerson
In this continent—asylum of all nations,–the energy of (nations) will construct a new race, a new religion, a new State, a new literature, which will be as vigorous as the new Europe which came of the smelting pot of the Dark Ages
Barack Obama, First Inaugural Adress 2009
- For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -and non-believers.We are shaped by…and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass;
- We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture…the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness
Donald Trump Inaugural Adress
At the bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to the United States of America, and through our loyalty to our country, we will rediscover our loyalty to each other…When America is united, America is totally unstoppable.
Trump/bullet fanfic
Just a few months ago, in a beautiful Pennsylvania field, an assassin’s bullet ripped through my ear. But I felt then and believe even more so now that my life was saved for a reason. I was saved by God to make America great again.
Joe Biden Inaugural Speech
My fellow Americans, in the work ahead of us, we will need each other. We will need all our strength to persevere through this dark winter. We are entering what may well be the toughest and deadliest period of the virus…We will get through this, together.
Woodrow Wilson
America was born a Christian nation; America was born to exemplify that devotion to the elements of righteousness which are derived from the revelations of Holy Scripture
G.W.Bush
This crusade, this war on terrorism, is going to take a while
Ronald Reagan 1984 ad
“It’s Morning Again in America”
Nixon resignation speech
Good morning. This is the 37th time I have spoken to you from this office….May God’s grace be with you in all the days ahead.
15th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Neil Armstrong
That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind…
