| Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989. |
| American to Bacon, Sir Francis |
| American as cherry pie, 1889 as great an A. as ever lived, 830 average A., 83 blood shed in the field, 2047 boys 9 or 10,000 miles away from home, 1881 built, American owned, and American manned, 1687 by his mother he [Churchill] is A., 1352 cannot be an A. solution to every world problem, 1735 city, 210 divergence of A. life from its starting point, 1018 Dream, 463 duty to give him the full rights of an A., 883 fights against natural obstacles, 2045 first President to preside over an A. defeat, 1885 free man first and an A. second, 1396 make, 617 my country is the great A. Republic, 1641 name of A., 1312 no. A. is held down by race or color, 1343 society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, 64 solution to every world problem, 1735 sympathy, 2047 values upon which our [A.] system is built, 1868 wants to preserve his dignity and his equality, 1671 what it means to be an A., 71 What then is the A., 48 will build a house in which to pass his old age and sell it, 86 |
| American Constitution. See Constitution of the United States. |
| American people, 71–88 are a very generous people, 84 business of the A. p. is business, 140 compatible with the mission of the A. p., 796 energy will test the character of the A. p., 526 forgive almost any weakness, with the possible exception of stupidity, 84 glory of the people of America, 82 into one common mass, 1762 long-term common sense of the A. p., 1489 not what I intend to offer the A. p., but what I intend to ask of them, 769 talk sense to the A. p., 52, 85 what we are and what we hope to be, 418 will prove themselves, 1641 See also Americans; People |
| American Revolution. See Revolutionary war (1776–1783). |
| Americanism basic principles of A., 61 means the virtues of courage, honor, justice …, 58 shout the loudest about A., 61 |
| Americans all that A. want is security, 1671 are appalled by the ravages of industrial progress, 16 assess the cost of war in terms of human lives, 2070 cleave to the things of this world, 86 combine to give fetes, found seminaries, build churches, 99 dreams of these earlier generations of A., 621 feel threatened by runaway technology, 16 generation of A. has a rendezvous with destiny, 1607 hurry after some new delight, 86 I want them [Adam and Eve] to be A., 1259 little A., 72 most creative statesmen in modern history, 1622 never quit, 80 Put none but A. on guard tonight, 1629 recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven, 53 truths to the Americans’ attention, 362 [unwillingness] to identify themselves with something as vast as the United States, 50 We [England] do not intend to part from the A., 531 when they die, go to Paris, 75 whether A. are to be Freemen, or Slaves, 1627 |
| America’s conquests are made with the plowshare, 2045 everlasting, living dream, 67 finest hours, 1884 One of A. most priceless assets is … idealism, 2096 |
| Amnesty Thou Shalt Demand A. for Them, 441 |
| Amplification is the vice of modern oratory, 1283 |
| Anarchy is anarchy, 1895 is loosed upon the world, 454 where does a. exist, 1623 |
| Ancestors barbarous a., 178 never boast, 121 remember your a., 1732 toils, and sufferings, and blood of their a., 63 |
| Anchor sail, and not drift, not lie at a., 5 Your constitution is all sail and no a., 334 |
| Angel mother, 1225 of light compared to that of man, 1457 |
| Angels If a. were to govern men, 739 If men were a., 739 ten a. swearing I was right would make no difference, 110, 1490 |
| Angle of vision, 1086 |
| Anglo-Americans two great nations in the world … the Russians and the A., 2045 |
| Angry refuse to become frustrated and a., 524 When a., count ten, before you speak, 1116 |
| Animal political a., 1390 soft spot in their heart for an a., 90 |
| Animals, 89–90 all a. are equal, but some a. are more equal than others, 553 |
| Animosity pretext for still deeper hatred and a., 224 |
| Annihilation triumph of scientific a., 1258 |
| Anno Domini, 1569 |
| Annoying to be honest to no purpose, 862 |
| Answer comes from the graves of our fathers, 506 What is the a., 989 |
| Antarctic some men are stationed in the A., 1092 |
| Antarctica “off limits” to military preparations, 1739 |
| Antichrist is he who turns the wine of an original idea into the water of mediocrity, 874 |
| Anti-Semitism, 166 |
| Anvil be an a.—or a hammer, 494 |
| Apathy to dependence, 1238 |
| Apes like friendly a.,… pick the fleas from each other’s fur, 2079 |
| Appeal no successful a. from the ballot to the bullet, 1903 |
| Appears to have appeared to me then, 1263 |
| Appointed course with all speed, 1439 swift completion of their a. rounds, 1439 |
| Appointments cabinet a., chargeships and foreign missions, 1313 do not promise to consider race or religion in my a. 1577 short duration of their a., 765 |
| Appomattox Court House, inscription, 223 |
| Appropriation of public money is always perfectly lovely until some one is asked to pay the bill, 797 |
| Appropriations votes for all a., 299 |
| Approve I do not at present a., but I am not sure I shall never a., 321 |
| Archers prudent a.,… take an aim much higher than their mark, 825 |
| Architect of decay, 184 would you consent to be the a. on those conditions?, 432 |
| Architects of consummate skill and fidelity, 63 one of the greatest of English a., 458 |
| Architecture, 91–94 aims at eternity, 93 has its Political use, 93 worth great attention, 92 |
| Are begin where you a., 817 By how much we know, so much we a., 1086 conjecture where we now a., 1286 If we could first know where we a., 936 what we a. and what we hope to be, 418 what we a. is what becomes of us, 1676 what you a. stands over you, 186 |
| Arena Bullfight critics row on row / Crowd the vast a. full, 14 Caesar and Christ had met in the a., 206 cattle of the political a., 1566 for men from the West and men from the East, 1366 man … in the a., 10 met upon the a., 1019 of life one may meet the challenge of courage, 355 political a., 494, 1566 |
| Aristocracy monied a., 101 |
| Aristocrat in morals as in mind, 188 |
| Aristocratic colors breaking through, 64 |
| Arizona When I come back to A., 298 |
| Arlington National Cemetery, inscriptions Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 7, 77, 516, 661, 769–770, 1066 Kennedy, Robert Francis, 8, 1864, 1995 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 1734 |
| Arm yourselves, 402 |
| Armament must be adequate to the needs, 409 tremendously deadly a., 1538 |
| Armaments deplore expenditure on a., 784 world-wide reduction of a., 655 |
| Armchair generals, 1928 |
| Armed might is worthless if we lack the brain power to build a world of peace, 493 |
| Armies All the armies of Europe, Asia, and Africa combined, 406 number itself in a. importeth not much, 1176 |
| Arms clash of resounding a., 1061 not as a call to bear a., though a. we need, 516 not willing to bear a., 1191 world in a. is not spending money alone, 403 |
| Army attend to all the details of the a., 1180 Courage and Conduct of this a., 1627 discipline, more than numbers, 1182 general was doing more for victory by writing a poem than … by commanding an a., 1589 General Officers of this a., [make me] tremble, 1184 it won’t be a bit like the A., 1514 No a. has ever done so much with so little, 2060 of monkeys, 2076 only difference between a mob and a trained a. is organization, 1375 trusted for their defence to a mercenary a., 1647 See also Military affairs; Military service; Soldiers |
| Aroma is mixed with the grosser air, 1228 |
| Art minimal the a., 95 of politics, 1422 of self-government, 1425 processes and fulfillments of a., 98 study the works of a. and literature, 658 |
| Artist imaginative a., 2082 |
| Artistic standards of a. accomplishment, 96 |
| Arts, 95–98 advancement of the a., 1532 [architecture] among the most important a., 92 progress in the a., 97 reward achievement in the a., 96 |
| Ashamed doing something he is a. of, 472 |
| Ashes burn my body to a., 1638 mother’s a., 1067 new national life springs greenly, luxuriantly, from their a., 1594 |
| Asia All the armies of Europe, A., and Africa, 406 American frontier has been on the coasts of … A., 2064 cultures of A., 182 if we lose the war to communism in A., 247 In A., the masses now count for something, 1618 land war in A., 1887 peoples of A. … can destroy it piece by piece, 1927 See also Vietnam Conflict |
| Asian Western nations and the A. peoples, 235 |
| Ask counsel of both times, 1997 Life … gives you what you a., 1099 not just what government will do for me, 771 not what I intend to offer … what I intend to a., 769 not what your country can do for you, 769 ourselves what we can do for our country, 768 What can I do for my city, 767 what can I do for myself, 771 what you can do for your country, 769 |
| Asleep one-third of the world is a. at any given time, 2037 See also Sleep; Sleeping |
| Asphalt You could cover the whole world with a., 542 |
| Ass law is a a., 1002 |
| Assassination recourse was had to a., 891 |
| Assateague Island, 308 |
| Assets one of America’s most priceless a. is … idealism, 2096 |
| Assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, 795 |
| Association in the United States you are sure to find an a., 99 |
| Associations, 99 |
| Astor, Nancy Witcher (Langhorne) (1879–1964), 2004 |
| Asylum too large to be an a., 1969 |
| Atavistic barbaric and a. forces will stand in awe, 1861 |
| Atheist could not be as great a military leader, 1729 |
| Athenian citizen does not neglect the state, 1552 not an a…., but a citizen of the world, 216 |
| Athenian Oath, 100 |
| Athenians, 1404 |
| Athens greatest and richest of all cities, 1022 possessed of great wealth and riches in which all citizens had a right to share, 643 there will not be different laws at Rome and at A., 1000 |
| Atlanta Journal, 1244 |
| Atom beginning to imagine the force and composition of the a., 111 |
| Atomic brink of a. war, 1657 Effect of the A. Bomb, 125 first a. bomb, 123 hydrogen bomb releases a greater amount of energy, 126 powerful [a.] bombs of a new type, 124 secret of a. energy does not belong to America, 1254 worst is a. war, 403 See also Bombs and bombing |
| Atrophy slow a. of a life, 183 |
| Attitude awareness of the public a., 1406 in an American citizen, 1507 |
| Attlee, Clement Richard, Earl (1883–1967), 1276 |
| Auntie Mame, 1094 |
| Australia from Corregidor to A., 2059 |
| Authority bow to no a., 1748 corruption by a., 1443 Dress’d in a little brief a., 1159 struggle between Liberty and A., 1071 |
| Autobiographies Great nations write their a., 1236 |
| Autocracy save the people from a., 789 |
| Automaton Man is about to be an a, 1144 |
| Automobiles, 108 |
| Average American, 83 |
| Avowal abject, squalid, shameless a., 2089 |
| Awaken a sleeping giant, 2069 |
| Away this, too, shall pass a., 1221 |
| Babies If a legislature decided that all blue-eyed b. should be murdered, 1040 |
| Baby is God’s opinion that life should go on, 1100 |
| Back All that we send … comes b. into our own [lives], 136 struck it [dagger] into the b., 113 |
| Bacon, Sir Francis (1561–1626), 119 |
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