Author: cbanaszak@riponsociety.org
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – June 4, 2024
“A really great people, proud and high-spirited, would face all the disasters of war rather than purchase that base prosperity which is bought at the price of national honor.” Address as Assistant Secretary of the Navy Naval War College, June 1897
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – May 28, 2024
“They have died with high honor, and not in vain; for it is they, and those like them, who have saved the soul of the world.” Letter to James Bryce following the combat death of Quentin Roosevelt in WWI August 7, 1918
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“Bidenomics is not working for families in Iowa.”
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) blasted the Biden Administration for its heavy-handed approach to government regulation, saying it is not only driving up costs for American businesses, but driving up prices for hard-working American families who are struggling to make ends meet.
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – May 21, 2024
“No one quality or virtue is enough; vigor, honesty, sound judgement – all are needed in order to succeed.” The Key to Success in Life 1916
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McMorris Rodgers Strikes Upbeat Tone as She Reflects on Her Time in Office and the Challenges That Lie Ahead
WASHINGTON, DC — A little over three months after announcing she planned to retire at the conclusion of the 118th Congress, The Ripon Society hosted a breakfast discussion with Energy & Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5) to hear her reflections on her two decades of service in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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WISDOM FROM OUR 26TH PRESIDENT – MAY 14, 2024
“I firmly believe that some method will be devised by which the people of the world as a whole, will be able to insure peace, as it can not now be insured. How soon that end will come, I do not know: it may be far distant.” Speech at the dinner of the Nobel Peace…
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Goeas Discusses Stakes of Upcoming Election and Results of Latest Battleground Poll
WASHINGTON, DC — As election season is nearly in full swing, veteran Republican pollster Ed Goeas appeared before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society yesterday, delivering remarks in which he discussed the results from his latest Georgetown University Battleground Civility Poll, and what these numbers mean for the state of our country.
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Wisdom from Our 26th President – May 7, 2024
“In order to get good citizenship the average man must have honesty, he must have courage, and united to them he must have the saving grace of common sense.” Speech in Westfield, MA September 2, 1902
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – April 30, 2024
“Honesty, rigid honesty, is a root virtue; if not present, no other virtue can atone for its lack.” The Key to Success in Life, 1916
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Creative Coalition President Tim Daly Discusses Importance of the Arts
WASHINGTON, DC — President of the Creative Coalition and American actor Tim Daly appeared before a luncheon meeting of The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange last Friday afternoon to discuss the importance of the arts and how federal government support of this craft enhances the quality of life for every American.
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“IT’S TIME TO REFOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA”
WASHINGTON, DC — With Congress coming off a contentious debate that saw it approve critical aid and military assistance for key American allies around the world, one leader in the United States Senate is saying it’s time for Congress to start paying more attention to some of our key allies closer to home. The leader is…
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – April 23, 2024
“If the average man has the right stuff in him we will succeed. If he has not the right stuff in him, then you cannot get it out of him, because it is not there.” Remarks at Oregon City May 21, 1903