President Ronald Reagan defeated the Soviet Union in the Cold War. And the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991 proves that Communism doesn’t work. The United States of America is a constitutional republic, the best form of government on earth. Here, President Reagan explains how it works: “Ours was the first revolution in the history of…
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Educate And Inform The Whole Mass of The People
This is quotation number 131 from The Good, The Bad, & The Hope We Have: A Treasury of Useful Quotations. It’s available for preorder from Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSYVFVGN Originally posted 2025-11-05 06:26:02.
That Government Is Best Which Governs Least
Henry David Thoreau was an American writer, philosopher, and naturalist best known for his works on individualism, simple living, and civil disobedience. He is most famous for his book Walden; or, Life in the Woods (1854), a reflection on simple living in natural surroundings. Originally posted 2025-10-25 10:18:40.
The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening was a time when the people of America developed a renewed interest in God. It began in 1746, in Northampton, Massachusetts in the church of Jonathan Edwards. And it spread like wildfire throughout the thirteen colonies through the preaching of George Whitefield. George Whitefield was a young evangelist from England, who had…
The Shining City on a Hill
Jesus said to his followers, “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine…
The Preservation of Our Liberty
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States. He also founded the University of Virginia. Here, he explained why public education is essential to our survival as a nation: “Educate and inform the whole mass of the people… They are the only sure reliance…
America Was Founded on Christianity
Noah Webster was a historian, an educator, and a textbook author, who was called the Father of American Education and Scholarship. Here are some of his most informative quotes: “Every civil government is based upon some religion or philosophy of life. Education in a nation will propagate the religion of that nation. In America, the…
The Wisdom of Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams was called the Father of the American Revolution. He was a founding member of the Sons of Liberty. He organized the Boston Tea Party and signed the Declaration of Independence. Here are some of his most informative quotes: “The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth,…
We Have Therefore To Resolve To Conquer Or Die
George Washington was the Father of Our Country and the first President of the United States. He defeated the British in the Revolutionary War. He could have been the King of America. But he chose to be President for two four-year terms instead. He was first in war, first in peace, and first in the…
Whoever Would Overthrow the Liberty of a Nation Must Begin by Subduing Freedom of Speech
Benjamin Franklin was a statesman, diplomat, inventor, and scientist. He signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He persuaded the French to fight with us against the British in the Revolutionary War. He founded the University of Pennsylvania. Here, he explained why freedom of speech is essential to our survival as a nation:…