John Quincy Adams - 6th President:
"There are three points of doctrine, the belief of which, forms the foundation of all morality. The first is, the existence of a God; the second is the immortality of the human soul; and the third is, a future state of rewards and punishments. Suppose it possible for a man to disbelieve either of these articles of faith, and that man will have no conscience, he will have no other law than that of the tiger or the shark; the laws of man may bind him in chains, or may put him to death, but they never can make him wise, virtuous, or happy."
Dwight D. Eisenhower - 24th President:
"We do not need more knowledge, we need more character."
Abraham Lincoln - 16th President:
I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
"Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today."
"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
George Washington - 1st President:
"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."
"Without integrity the finest talent can never gain the respect of the truly valuable part of mankind."
Woodrow Wilson - 28th President:
"I would rather fail in a cause I know some day will triumph, than to win in a cause that I know some day will fail."
Benjamin Franklin - Founding Father:
"How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them!"
Robert G. Ingersoll - Civil War Veteran
"He loves his country best who strives to make it best."
Kirk Fordice - Mississippi Governor
"The less we emphasize the Christian religion the further we fall into the abyss of poor character and choas in the United States of America."
Francis Scott Key - National Anthem Author
"The patriot who feels himself in the service of God, who acknowledges Him in all his ways, has the promise of Almighty direction, and will find His Word in his greatest darkness, 'a lantern to his feet and a lamp unto his paths.' He will therefore seek to establish for his country in the eyes of the world, such a character as shall make her not unworthy of the name of a Christian nation..."
William Holmes McGuffey - American Educator
"The Christian religion is the religion of our country. From it are derived our prevalent notions of the character of God, the great moral governor of the universe. On its doctrines are founded the peculiarities of our free institutions."