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Now the trumpet summons us again -- not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need -- not read more
Now the trumpet summons us again -- not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need -- not as a call to battle, though embattled we are -- but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle year in and year out, "rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation" -- a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty and war itself.
The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he should be able and willing read more
The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he should be able and willing to pull his weight.
If you will help run our government in the American way, then there will never be danger of our government read more
If you will help run our government in the American way, then there will never be danger of our government running America in the wrong way.
Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant corn they are saying, let's read more
Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant corn they are saying, let's stay here. And by their connection to the land, they are connected to one another.
The best principles of our republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of rights.
The best principles of our republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of rights.
The most important office ... that of private citizen.
The most important office ... that of private citizen.
Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it
Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He read more
Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.
