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Moses became America's true founding father because he evangelized action; he justified risk. He gave ordinary people the courage to live with uncertainty.

~Bruce Feiler

Topics: Action America Became Because Courage Father Founding Gave He Justified Live Moses Ordinary Ordinary People People Risk True Uncertainty

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It was the late Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar who, by founding the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, made it possible for the scientific aspirations of my early years to continue burning brightly.

~C. V. Raman

Topics: Aspirations Association Brightly Burning Continue Cultivation Dr Early Early Years Founding Indian Late Made Possible Science Scientific Who Years

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That's what the founding fathers intended, that most decisions be made at the state level, not at the federal level.

~Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Topics: Decisions Fathers Federal Founding Founding Fathers Intended Level Made Most State

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What has made America great have been the opportunities given to everyone in this country. Since our founding, individuals and families have come to America to seek freedom, opportunity and the choice for a better life.

~Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers

Topics: America Been Better Better Life Choice Come Country Everyone Families Founding Freedom Given Great Individuals Life Made Opportunities Opportunity Our Seek Since

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You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence.

~Charles A. Beard

Topics: About Best Citizen Dangerous Days Fathers Founding Founding Fathers Get Go Independence Need Only Our Phrases Reflect Repeating Reputation Struggle Used Very Ways Which You Yourself

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America is a living idea. It isn't only the tenets of its founding, but also the terms of its future. Every day, we make America. Seeking to preserve and enshrine one vision of this country from one period of its past robs it of what makes it magical: its infinite possibility for adjustment.

~Charles M. Blow

Topics: Adjustment Also America Country Day Every Every Day Founding Future Idea Infinite Living Magical Make Makes Only Past Period Possibility Preserve Seeking Terms Vision

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The founding leaders of our country believed in a three-part sharing of governmental power, with each branch jealously watching the actions of the other two.

~Chellie Pingree

Topics: Actions Believed Branch Country Each Founding Leaders Other Our Power Sharing Two Watching

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I believe we have become paralyzed, paralyzed by our desire to be loved. Now our founding fathers had the wisdom to know that social acceptance and popularity were fleeing, and that this country's principles needed to be rooted in strengths greater than the passions and the emotions of the times.

~Chris Christie

Topics: Acceptance Become Believe Country Desire Emotions Fathers Fleeing Founding Founding Fathers Greater Had Know Loved Needed Now Our Paralyzed Passions Popularity Principles Rooted Social Social Acceptance Strengths Than Times Were Wisdom I Believe

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Now our founding fathers had the wisdom to know that social acceptance and popularity were fleeing, and that this country's principles needed to be rooted in strengths greater than the passions and the emotions of the times.

~Chris Christie

Topics: Acceptance Country Emotions Fathers Fleeing Founding Founding Fathers Greater Had Know Needed Now Our Passions Popularity Principles Rooted Social Social Acceptance Strengths Than Times Were Wisdom

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If the citizens of the United States are to turn away from the Communist Manifesto and preserve the purpose of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and our Bill of Rights, we must first thoroughly reexamine and learn about each of them, and uphold America's founding documents by testing every political action in light of them.

~Chuck Norris

Topics: About Action America Away Bill Bill Of Rights Citizens Communist Constitution Declaration Documents Each Every First Founding Independence Learn Light Manifesto Must Our Political Preserve Purpose Rights States Testing Them Thoroughly Turn United United States Uphold U.s. Constitution

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