Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
Abolition of slavery to America
Abolition of slavery. See Slavery.Abortions, 1085Abrahamchildren of the Stock of A., 670Absolute
faith corrupts as absolutely as a. power, 1448
power corrupts absolutely, 1443Absurdity
height of a. in one generation, 2001Abundance
restless in the midst of a., 86
to selfishness, 1238Abuse
dies in a day, 672Abyss
of the human species, 213
sink into the a. of a new Dark Age, 2055Acceptance
of every consequence of living and dying, 1127Accident
prominence not through luck or by mere a., 281Accidents
judge … by its general tendency, not by happy a., 736Account
authentic moderately conceivable a., 1035Accountable
individual is not a. to society, 649Accusation
guilty who justifies himself before a., 837Accuses
who excuses himself, a. himself, 837Achieve
I asked God for strength, that I might a., 1477
political power and do big things, 1361
seek to a. good in their own small corner of the world, 1361Achievement
in public life, 97
jail sentence is no longer a dishonor but a proud a., 221
love and a., 845
reward a. in the arts as we reward a. in business or statecraft, 96
triumph of high a., 10Achievements
Enjoy your a. as well as your plans, 1114
noble deeds and high a., 502Achilles
see the great A., 575Acres of Diamonds speech, 817, 1201Act
as you breathe, 2
character of every a. depends upon the circumstances, 675
from honest motives purely, 1126
Man is … born to a., 869
not only for the moment but for our time, 1815
only according to that maxim, 1010
promptly, 6
quick to a., 2092
to a. is to affirm the worth of an end, 869
to the best of my judgment, 300
unless they a., 1
unwillingness to a., 854Action, 1–14
freedom as the principal means of a., 2045
is a lack of balance, 3
justice is truth in a., 952
liberty of thought and a., 671
Life is a., 1115
life is a. and passion, 1088
life of a., 11
man of a., 2–3
of the enemy is judged by one standard, 933
vital necessity of a. today, 1772
what is meant by a., 3
would be simple and effective, 854
See also DoingActions
my a. did belie my tongue, 1019
not accountable to society for his a., 649Activism
generation before us was inspired by an a., 697Acts
of God, 701
to improve the lot of others, 8Adam
another A. and Eve, 1259Adams, John (1735–1826), 1018Adams, Samuel (1722–1803), 1630Addict
The Psalm of the A., 852Administer
the affairs of government, 1683Administering
the government, 1670Administration
a chance to catch up with legislation, 2025
Art of Legislation and A., 481
Bad a., to be sure, can destroy good policy, 1372
good a. can never save bad policy, 1372
government is distinctive from a., 734
no a.,… can very seriously injure the government in the short space of four years, 735
oppose the particular principles and methods of a., 734
will be remembered in spite of ourselves, 1701Administrative
power of a. bodies, 582Adultery
Do not a. commit, 1805
Thou shalt not commit a., 1804Advancement
of the arts, 1532Adventure
life and death are parts of the same Great A., 1121
Life for him was an a., 1087
spirit of enterprise and a., 658
To die will be an awfully big a., 988Adventures
bold a. abroad and witch hunts at home, 580Adversity
partners in a., 1667Advertisements
vulgarizing charming landscapes with hideous a., 313Advice
about the main matter, 1269
pass on to this Congress a., 888
to your children, 197
whatever a. you give, be brief, 2000Advise
he can a. me … but [let him] come with me into Macedonia, 1928
no one to send his child where the Holy Scriptures are not supreme, 239Aemilius Paulus, Lucius (229?–160
theory of a., 604Aeschylus (525–456
less livable as it becomes more a., 16
misery, 17
most a. slum on earth, 18
society, 18, 1896Africa, 1609
all the armies of Europe, Asia, and A. combined, 406
American frontier has been on the coasts of … A., 2064
cultures of Asia and the continent of A., 182
peoples of Asia, A.,… can destroy it piece by piece, 1927Afterwards
heavy curse on those who come a., 697Again
cannot come a., 2093
will invariably happen a., 855Against
what we are a., 107Age
disturbed, confused, bewildered, afraid of its own forces, 474
her real a., 2018
is forgiven nothing, 2098
it was the a. of wisdom, it was the a. of foolishness, 1818
Men of a. object too much, consult too long, 2084
middle a., 2016
misery of old a., 21
never trust a woman who tells one her real a., 2018
of Pericles … Phidias … Lorenzo de Medici … Leonard da Vinci … Elizabeth … Shakespeare, 97
Old a. isn’t so bad, 20
sink into the abyss of a new Dark A., 2055
some men lift the a. they inhabit, 814
when man goes stooping and querulous because of the nothing that is left of him, 921
which forgives itself everything, 2098Aged, 19–26Aggressive
fighting for the right, 1637Agitation
favor freedom and yet deprecate a., 443Agitators
talk against the things considered holy, 1642Agony
going through this quiet a. all over again, 288
wars are the glory and the a. of the young, 1920Agree
men and women a., 2015Agricultural
governments will remain virtuous … as long as they are chiefly a., 726
products of … Illinois, 149Agriculture, 27–31
nothing better becomes a well-bred man than a., 28Aim
high in hope and work, 1360
much higher than their mark, 825
of government is liberty, 785
of government is not to rule, 785
with one lustrous a., 915
with the aid of so high an a., to attain their purpose, 825Air
vulnerable reserves of a. and soil, 477Alamo, 32Alaska, 33Albany, New York
voice that shall be heard from here to A., 1745Alcohol, 34–38
Protocol, a. and Geritol, 1858Algiers
from the dey of A., 614All
animals are equal, 553
deliberate speed, 1758
for one, one for all, 1862
men are created equal, 219, 396–397, 462
that I am or hope to be I owe to my angel mother, 1225
the men and women merely players, 1158
the world’s a stage, 1158Alleghenies
Europe extends to the A., 557Allegiance
Athenian Ephebic Oath, 100
my a. is to this Union and to my State, 267
my love and my devotion, 1364
pledge a. to the Flag, 1363
to Germany, 883Alliance
between one millionaire and many beggars, 39Alliance for Progress, 39Alliances
entangling a. with none, 619Allied
victory, 234Allies, 40–42
no eternal a., 42
on the Continent, 40Ally
of a prince more powerful than himself, 1449Alone
None goes his way a., 136Alphabet, 1536Altar
of Freedom, 370Ambition
direction in which talent and a. flow, 1718
is the last refuge of the failure, 590
scope of human a., 1745Ambitious
be reasonably a. to have it [money], 1201Amendment
eighteenth a., 37
first a., 167, 1015, 1261
nineteenth a., 2013
tenth a., 633
to the constitution, 332, 339, 384, 1711
twenty-second a., 1569Amenity
river is more than an a., it is a treasure, 1645America, 43–70
become a second-rate power, 1885
Bless our land, 1468
business of A. is business, 140
cause of A. is a revolutionary cause, 1615
Cease to brag to me of A., 45
dictatress of the world, 613
distresses in A., 1200
doctrine that is alien to A., 640
farther away from A. than I could be on some foreign shore, 1973
fingers which are now being pointed toward A., 1254
frontier of A. is on the Rhine, 2064
glory of the people of A., 82
greatness and genius of A., 829
has a unique record, 1944
has been reared for immortality, 63
has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration, 47
heart of A. is felt less here [Washington, D.C.], 1973
I see A., 59
if A. ever ceases to be good, A. will cease to be great, 829
if A. had stayed out of the war, 2046
If she forgets where she came from, 60
if we lose the virile, manly qualities, 226
in A., the President reigns … and Journalism governs, 1524
in which people can still get rich, 1384
is a fabulous country, 69
is a great, and in many respects a blessed and hopeful phenomenon, 45
is a great, unwieldy Body, 44
is better than every other country, 1308
is great because she is good, 829
is no better than any other country, 1308
is open to receive not only the Opulent and respectable Stranger, 884
is privileged to spend her blood and her might for the principles that gave her birth, 2049
is the only idealistic nation in the world, 871
is the paradise of lawyers, 1014
like a young phoenix, 1067
lost here in A., 67
might become the dictatress of the world, 613
nation of hucksters, 226
nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions, 1482
needs new immigrants, 881
not for A. alone, 56
not only the problems of A., 621
now is stumbling through the darkness of hatred and divisiveness, 1302
people of A. believe in American institutions, 73
percentage of fools in this country, 606
plague A. with misery in the name of liberty, 1047
promise of A., 68
proud of what A. has meant to himself and to the world, 54
secret of atomic energy does not belong to A., 1254
there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers be, 613
to remain master of her power, 1311
turning A. into a prison house of the spirit, 18
virtues that made A., 58
voice of A., 66, 74
what A. means, 349
what are you [America] going to do with all these things, 51
when A. was the most powerful nation in the world, 1140
where religious intolerance will someday end, 669
which commands respect throughout the world, 96
which will not be afraid of grace and beauty, 104
wilds of A., 88
will enter its third century, 1617
will one day go fascist democratically, 1907
will rise full plumed and glorious from her mother’s ashes, 1067
would be the first to claim, 1346
would involve herself … in all the wars of interest and intrigue, 613
young people of A., 2096
zealous in the cause of A., 1620
See also United States