Timeless Presidential Quotes

 “You don't lead by hitting people over the head-that's assault, not leadership.” - President Dwight D. Eisenhower 1890-1969

“Few men have virtue enough to withstand the highest bidder.” - President George Washington 1732-1733

“It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.” - President George Washington 1732-1733

“There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.“ – President Andrew Jackson 1767-1845

“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” – President Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826

“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” – President John Adams 1735-1826

“He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.” - President Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826

“Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition.” - President Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826

“The right of revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government, it is a natural right they enjoy to relieve themselves of oppression, if they are strong enough, whether by withdrawal from it, or by overthrowing it and substituting a government more acceptable.”  - President Ulysses S. Grant 1822-1885