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.
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Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history
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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.
It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the read more
It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union... Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less.
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.
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and read more
As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end.
No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered as patriots. This is read more
No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered as patriots. This is one nation under God.
The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing read more
The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.
Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it
Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it
