“In shaping its international relations, the United States should abjure any “passionate attachment” to, or “inveterate hatred” of, any other nation. Instead, it should “cultivate peace and harmony with all”.

George Washington, 1796

 

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, among these are Life, Liberty and pursuit of Happiness”.

Thomas Jefferson, 1776

 

"Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it”.

Abraham Lincoln, February 27, 1860

 

"I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts".

Abraham Lincoln