Presidential Quotes
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During President Obama’s historic visit to Cuba not all his comments
went down well with his hosts. “I believe citizens should be free
to speak their minds without fear,” Obama told the audience on
the final day of his visit. “Voters should be able to choose their
governments in free and democratic elections.” Whether the quotes
go down in history or not only time will tell.
The following quotes have certainly stood the test of time. Match the US presidents to the
quotes.
Ronald Wilson Reagan
Herbert Hoover
James A Garfield
James Earl Carter
Theodore Roosevelt
George W Bush
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Rutherford B Hayes
My fellow Americans, ask
not what your country can
do for you – ask what you
can do for your country.
Blessed are the young,
for they shall inherit
the national debt.
The truth will set you
free but first it will
make you miserable.
It’s true hard work
never killed anybody,
but I figure why take
the chance?
My opponents
misunderestimated
me.
It is better to offer no
excuse than a bad one.
This is a Government of the
people by the people and for
the people no longer. It is a
Government of Corporation by
Corporation and for Corporation.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
There is a homely old
adage which runs: Speak
softly and carry a big
stick, you will go far.
The only thing we have
to fear is fear itself.
You can fool some of the
people all of the time
and all of the people
some of the time, but
you cannot fool all of the
people all of the time.
I can’t deny I’m a
better ex-President
than I was a President.
Which is your favourite quote?
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Presidential Quotes
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My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your
country. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (35th President), 1961-1963.
It’s true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure why take the chance? Ronald Wilson
Reagan (40th President) 1981-1989
There is a homely old adage which runs: Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far.
Theodore Roosevelt (26th President) 1901-1909
Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt. Herbert Hoover (31st President)
1929-1933. President during the Great Depression.
My opponents misunderestimated me. George W Bush (43rd President) 2001-2009.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (32nd President) 19331945.
The truth will set you free but first it will make you miserable. James A Garfield (20th President)
1881.
You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you
cannot fool all of the people all of the time. Abraham Lincoln (16th President) 1861-1865
I can’t deny I’m a better ex-President than I was a President. James Earl Carter Jnr (39th
President) 1977-1981.
This is a Government of the people by the people and for the people no longer. It is a
Government of Corporation by Corporation and for Corporation. Rutherford B Hayes (19th
President) 1877-1881
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. George Washington, 1st President (1789-1797).