Quotables

"Should not the Bible regain the place it once held as aschoolbook? Its morals are pure, its examples arecaptivating and noble."-- Massachusetts Congressman Fisher Ames (1758-1808)
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not forthemselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it."-- President Abraham Lincoln, from a letter, 1859,
“Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with thegovernment of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with thegovernment of others? Or have we found angels in the formsof kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.”-- President Thomas Jefferson
"All must admit that the reception to the teachings ofChrist results in the purest patriotism, in the mostscrupulous fidelity to public trust, and in the best typeof citizenship."President Grover Cleveland
"It is now true that this is God's Country, if equalrights -- a fair start and an equal chance in the race oflife -- are everywhere secured to all."-- President Rutherford B. Hayes