Presidential Quotes

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"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace."
— George Washington

"I pray Heaven to bestow the best of blessing on this house (the White House) and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof!"
— John Adams

"I will insist that the Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation."
—John Adams

"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man."
— Thomas Jefferson

"I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations."
— James Madison

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
— Abraham Lincoln

"In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins."
— Ulysses S. Grant

"Against naked force the only possible defense is naked force. The aggressor makes the rules for such a war; the defenders have no alternative but matching destruction with more destruction, slaughter with greater slaughter."
— Franklyn D. Roosevelt

"I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have faith in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it. Not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization."
— Harry S. Truman

"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."
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

"The people of Israel, like those of the United States, are imbued with a religious faith and sense of moral values."
— Dwight D. Eisenhower

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
— John F. Kennedy

"Let us make it clear that we will never turn our backs on our steadfast friends in Israel, whose adherence to the democratic way must be admired by all friends of freedom."
— John F. Kennedy

"The United States stands by its friends. Israel is one of its friends. Peace can be based only on agreement between the parties and agreement can be achieved only through negotiations between them. The United States will not impose the terms of peace. The United States is prepared to supply military equipment necessary to support the efforts of friendly governments, like Israel's, to defend the safety of their people."
— Richard Nixon

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
— Ronald Reagan

"A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation."
— Ronald Reagan

"Government is not a solution to our problem; government is the problem."
Ronald Reagan

"Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong."
— Ronald Reagan

"For the people of Israel and America are historical partners in the global quest for human dignity and freedom. We will always remain at each other's side."
— Ronald Reagan

"The threat from Iran is, of course, their stated objective to destroy Israel. That's a threat, a serious threat. It's a threat to world peace; it's a threat, in essence, to a strong alliance. I made it clear; I'll make it clear again, that we will use military might to protect our ally, Israel."
— George W. Bush

"I make this promise to you: My administration will always stand with Israel. The Jewish state has never had a better friend in the White House than your president, Donald J. Trump."
— Donald Trump

"Don't."
— Joe Biden

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