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Sticks and Stones
When I was a kid, there was a little rhyme that people often repeated. It went something like this: sticks and stones can break your bones, but words will never hurt you. While this was well intended for the kid who had been called a name by the school bully, it hardly stands up to real life. Words can indeed be destructive. But they can also be incredibly constructive by challenging, affirming, motivating, and instructing.
Fortunately, we have on record an abundance of comments – words – that our former President’s and Founding Fathers spoke during the course of events in their lives and the life of our country. Their words represented their deeply held beliefs that profoundly shaped America and gave us the freedom and prosperity that we enjoy today.
On this President’s day, I would like to share a few quotes from both George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
“It is impossible rightly to govern the world without God and the Bible.� George Washington
“I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day.� Abraham Lincoln
“To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to land the more distinguished character of Christian.� George Washington
“We the people are the rightful masters of both congress an the courts – not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow men who pervert the Constitution.� Abraham Lincoln
“No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the Invisible Hand which conducts the affairs of men more than the people of the United States.� George Washington, Inaugural Speech, April 30, 1789. Click here to read the entire Address.
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Gary Randall
President & Chairman
Faith and Freedom Foundation
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