Publisher description for A call to America : inspiring quotations from the presidents of the United States / edited by Bryan Curtis.
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From the most revered to the most notorious, each of our American presidents has had significant, influential, and remarkably intelligent things to say. Gathered here in A CALL TO AMERICA is a collection of 1,500 famous and inspiring quotes from every American president on subjects ranging from courage and the American spirit to peace and war.
"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation, for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company."
--George Washington
"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."
--Abraham Lincoln
"Those who dare to fail miserable can achieve greatly."
--John F. Kennedy
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Presidents United States Quotations, United States Politics and government Quotations, maxims, etc