Author: cbanaszak@riponsociety.org
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – July 1, 2025
“Remember that the whole is the sum of the parts. It is a very good thing to come out to Fourth of July celebrations and hear what a great country we have.” Address at Oyster Bay July 4, 1906
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Problem Solvers Co-Chairs Fitzpatrick & Suozzi Work to Bridge Partisan Divide
WASHINGTON, DC – In remarks before a The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange, U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Tom Suozzi discussed the effort they are leading to bridge the partisan divide on Capitol Hill.
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Latest Ripon Forum Examines What America Means to the Free World
WASHINGTON, DC — Less than a week after American bombers struck three nuclear weapons facilities in Iran, the latest edition of The Ripon Forum examines what the United States means to the free world with a series of essays about the importance of U.S. leadership.
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – June 24, 2025
“Don’t hit a man at all if you can avoid it, but if you have to hit him, knock him out.” Speech in Cleveland, Ohio November 2, 1916
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – June 17, 2025
“We need courage, we need decency, and we need the saving grace of common sense.” Address in Shenandoah, Iowa April 28, 1903
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Latta & Bentz Discuss America’s Future Energy Needs
WASHINGTON, DC – In remarks before The Ripon Society, U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (OH-05) and Cliff Bentz (OR-02) discussed the growing demand for energy in the United States and the effort they are leading to make sure American families and businesses have the energy they need to be secure and successful in the coming years.
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – June 10, 2025
“We live in a rough world and good work in it can be done only by those who are not afraid to do their part in the dust and smoke of the arena.” Address in Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 3, 1903
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Trade Subcommittee Chairman Adrian Smith Sees Bright Future for American Trade
WASHINGTON, DC – As trade talks and tariffs continue to dominate the airwaves across the country and the globe, U.S. House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Trade Chairman Adrian Smith (NE-03) appeared before The Ripon Society to discuss the work he is leading to bring American trade back to the forefront of the global economy.
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – June 3, 2025
“There can be no compromise on the great fundamental principles of morality.” The Strenuous Life 1900
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – May 27, 2025
“There are plenty of tendencies for evil in what we see round about us. Thank heaven, there are an even greater number of tendencies for good.” Palo Alto, California May 12, 1903
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“This is going to definitely grow our GDP.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Just hours before President Trump met with House Republicans in an effort to get the “Big, Beautiful Bill” through the lower chamber, three influential members of the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax discussed their work on the landmark legislation at a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society.
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Wisdom From Our 26th President – May 20, 2025
“On behalf of the nation I pay our tribute of honor to the brave dead who died so nobly.” Letter to William H. Moody May 14, 1904













