Author: Ripon Society
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WISDOM FROM OUR 26TH PRESIDENT – May 7, 2019
“I think I hate nothing more than a bluff where the bluffer does not intend to make it good.” Letter to H.C. Lodge, May 2, 1896
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WISDOM FROM OUR 26TH PRESIDENT – April 30, 2019
“It is folly to strengthen our foes by assailing our friends.” Century, February, 1890
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Ripon Society Holds Luncheon Discussion with White House Legislative Affairs Director Shahira Knight
WASHINGTON, DC — The Ripon Society hosted a luncheon discussion yesterday afternoon with Shahira Knight, who serves as Assistant to the President and Director of Legislative Affairs.
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WISDOM FROM OUR 26TH PRESIDENT – April 23, 2019
“We must shape conditions so that each man shall have a fair chance in life.” At Pacific Theological Seminary, Spring 1911
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“We can’t fight for freedom alone.”
WASHINGTON, DC – In the latest edition of The Ripon Forum, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon and others look at the international institutions and treaties that help keep American interests secure around the world.
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WISDOM FROM OUR 26TH PRESIDENT – April 16, 2019
“A half-truth is always simple, whereas the whole truth is very, very difficult.” The New York Times, September 27, 1914
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Ripon Society Holds Breakfast Discussion with the GOP Staff Directors of Three Key Committees
WASHINGTON, DC – With House Democrats holding their annual retreat to develop their legislative agenda, The Ripon Society held a meeting with three Republican Staff Directors about how the GOP plans to impact that agenda.
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WISDOM FROM OUR 26TH PRESIDENT – April 10, 2019
“We should discourage driving property out of the State by unwise taxation, or levying a tax which is in effect largely a tax upon honesty.” Annual Message to Legislature, January 2, 1899
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A Bipartisan Congressional Group Supports Trump’s Tough-on-China Approach
A Bipartisan Congressional Group Supports Trump’s Tough-on-China Approach
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“This can’t be one of those issues where we celebrate our bipartisanship without testing it against real results.”
WASHINGTON, DC — GOP Senator Dan Sullivan & Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse spoke to The Ripon Society and Franklin Center about the bipartisan effort they are leading to clean the oceans of plastic and other debris.
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WISDOM FROM OUR 26TH PRESIDENT – April 2, 2019
“Prosperity can never be created by law alone, although it is easy enough to destroy it by mischievous laws.” First annual message, Washington DC, December 3, 1901