Forefathers Quotes

They'll be able to decide what changes need to be made and how to start a country like their forefathers. - Gary White

They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. - Bible

These are people who haven't gone through the legal means to becoming citizens like our forefathers did. They want all the benefits but none of the responsibilities. - Matt Dillon

The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti. - Jean-Bertrand Aristide

The lesson of the tremendous days through which we are passing is that men cannot live upon the achievements of their forefathers, but must themselves renew them - We cannot escape the elementary facts of life - that for a people there is nothing for. - Walter Lippmann

The forefathers, including James Madison, felt very strongly that the duties that we owe to God were outside of government's prerogative, that government had no business interfering with the way we worship God. - Roy Moore

Ray Barretto is one of the forefathers. - Joe Hernandez

Personally, I am very proud of our country and what it stands for. When I see something like this happen, something our forefathers felt was a major contribution to the makeup of the citizenry of our country, I am concerned. - Bob Lewis

Peace in the head, peace in the stomach. The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti. - Jean-Bertrand Aristide