A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. – Franklin D. Roosevelt, radio speech, 26 October 1939

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor. – Ulysses S. Grant

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. – John F. Kennedy

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. – Dwight D. Eisenhower, first inaugural address, 20 January 1953