Posts Tagged as ‘Inaugural Address’

February 22, 2009

Ronald Reagan on Government by Consent

“We are a nation that has a government–not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our Government has no power except that granted it by the people. It is time to check and reverse the growth of government which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent [...]

February 22, 2009

Ronald Reagan on Government

“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem. From time to time, we have been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. But if [...]

July 6, 2007

Franklin Roosevelt on Vision

“…when there is no vision the people perish…”
– Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Inaugural Address, 4 March 1933

June 27, 2007

Franklin Roosevelt on Happiness

“Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money, it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.”
– Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Inaugural Address, 4 March 1933