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AP U.S. History Quotes

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1. A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.






2. I know not what course others may take - but as for me - give me liberty or give me death!






3. Whatever makes men good Christians makes them good citizens.






4. Vote or Die.






5. penny saved is a penny earned






6. The only goodIndian is a deadIndian






7. The only goodIndian is a deadIndian






8. ON the first day of January in the Year of our Lord - one thousand and eight hundred and sixty three - all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state - the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States






9. Millions for Defense! But not one cent for tribute (XYZ affair)






10. In all things purely social we can be as separate as fingers - yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress (Atlanta Compromise Speech)






11. Whatever makes men good Christians makes them good citizens.






12. America for Americans!






13. He that will not work - shall not eat






14. For we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a Hill (and that) the eyes of all people are upon us...






15. Free Soil - Free Labor Free Speech - Free Men - and Fremont






16. Taxation without representation is tyranny






17. Log Cabin and hard Cider - Van Van He's a used up man! - Tippecanoe and Tyler Too! - Polk - 5440 or Fight! Re-annexation of Texas and Re-occupation of Oregon






18. Don't swap horses in the middle of the stream






19. God who gave us life - gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed the conviction that these liberties are a gift of God? I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just - and that His justice cannot sle






20. We have an illness only gold will cure (speech to Montezuma)






21. Vote or Die.






22. My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union - and is not either to save or to destroy slavery -letter






23. penny saved is a penny earned






24. Go West - young man - and grow up with the country






25. Who is James K. Polk?






26. In all things purely social we can be as separate as fingers - yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress (Atlanta Compromise Speech)






27. Take away the heritage of a people - and they are easily persuaded.






28. you shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thrones - you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold (Dem. nomination)






29. We are all Federalists - we are all Republicans..






30. America for Americans!






31. ...We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation - under God - shall have a new birth of freedom; and that gov of the people - by the people - shall not perish from the earth (Gettysburg Address)






32. John Marshall has made his choice - now let him enforce it






33. Go West - young man - and grow up with the country






34. Millions for Defense! But not one cent for tribute (XYZ affair)






35. Remember the Ladies






36. all we ask is to be let alone






37. Remember the Ladies






38. He that will not work - shall not eat






39. We have made partners of the women in this war. Shall we admit them only a partnership of suffering and sacrifice and toil and not to a partnership of right?






40. Taxation without representation is tyranny






41. A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.






42. you shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thrones - you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold (Dem. nomination)






43. God who gave us life - gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed the conviction that these liberties are a gift of God? I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just - and that His justice cannot sle






44. Take away the heritage of a people - and they are easily persuaded.






45. ...We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation - under God - shall have a new birth of freedom; and that gov of the people - by the people - shall not perish from the earth (Gettysburg Address)






46. Government - even in its best state - is but a necessary evil; in its worst state - an intolerable one. Government - like dress - is the badge of lost innocence; the palaces of kings are built upon the ruins of the bowers of paradise.






47. all we ask is to be let alone






48. Who is James K. Polk?






49. For we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a Hill (and that) the eyes of all people are upon us...






50. Government - even in its best state - is but a necessary evil; in its worst state - an intolerable one. Government - like dress - is the badge of lost innocence; the palaces of kings are built upon the ruins of the bowers of paradise.