Democracy is, first and foremost, a spiritual force, it is built upon a spiritual basis - and on a belief in God and an observance of moral principle. And in the long run only the church can provide that basis. Our founder knew this truth - and we will neglect it at our peril.
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I sit here all day trying to persuade people to do the things they ought to have the sense to do without my persuading them. That's all the powers of the President amount to
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The buck stops here
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Our religious faith gives us the answer to the false beliefs of Communism... I have the feeling that God has created us and brought us to our present position of power and strength for some great purpose.
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If you can't convince them, confuse them
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I would rather have peace in the world than be President
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Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive. And don't ever apologize for anything
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There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know
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This is a Christian nation
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The President of the United States hears a hundred voices telling him that he is the greatest man in the world. He must listen carefully to hear the one voice that tells him he's not
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A President either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a single moment
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[The most effective president, he told Forbes magazine 11 months ago, was Harry Truman, because] everybody who worked for him worshiped him because he was absolutely trustworthy. ... His great strength was not charisma, as is commonly thought, but his awareness and acceptance of exactly what he could do and what he could not do.
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I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell
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It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit
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Most of the problems a President has to face have their roots in the past
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