When people endure a traumatic event, they are either defeated or made stronger. On Sept. 11, I told New Yorkers, "I want you to emerge stronger from….

Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity..

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts an….

National honor is national property of the highest value..

If it was wise, manly, and patriotic for us to establish a free government, it is equally wise to attend to the necessary means of its preservation..

As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom..

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first..

The notion dies hard that in some sort of way exports are patriotic but imports are immoral..

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom..

A comprehended God is no God at all!.

All must admit that the reception of the teachings of Christ results in the purest patriotism, in the most scrupulous fidelity to public trust, and i….

In practice, US officials seem to know better than to indulge in the patriotic myth that our constitution is the greatest system of government ever d….

A Republic without parties is a complete anomaly. The histories of all popular governments show absurd is the idea of their attempting to exist witho….

Throughout history government has served as a vehicle for the organization of hatred and oppression, benefiting no one except those who are ambitious….

If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking..

It hasn't taken them long, they began by telling us they would have a positive and patriotic case and they're back to project fear within minutes. Th….

Loyal and substansial Catholic service on the battlefield undermined one of the most longstanding objections to emancipation: namely, that since Cath….

Resisting overreaching by the federal government is appropriate and, yes, even patriotic..

We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit..

The best-adjusted people are the ‘psychologically patriotic,’ who are glad to be what they are..

Our country is in danger, but not to be despaired of. Our enemies are numerous and powerful; but we have many friends, determining to be free, and he….