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FOUNDED 1962
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“The corner-stone of the Republic lies in our treating each man on his worth as a man, paying no heed to his creed, his birthplace, or his occupation … asking only whether he acts decently and honorably in the various relations of his life, whether he behaves well to his family, to his neighbors, to the state.”
Jamestown, Virginia
April 26, 1907
“It either is or ought to be evident to every one that business has to prosper before anybody can get any benefit from it.”
Ohio State Constitutional Convention, Columbus, OH
February 21, 1912
“The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight.”
New York City,
November 11, 1902
“It is character that counts in a nation as in a man.”
Galena, Illinois
April 27, 1900
“When the people will not or cannot work together; when they permit groups of extremists to decline to accept anything that does not coincide with their own extreme views, or when they let power slip from their hands through sheer supine indifference; then they have themselves chiefly to blame if the power is grasped by stronger hands.”
Oliver Cromwell
1900
“Avoid the base hypocrisy of condemning in one man what you pass over in silence when committed by another.”
Cambridge, Massachusetts
March 11, 1890
“No man is a good citizen unless he so acts as to show that he actually uses the Ten Commandments, and translates the Golden Rule into his life conduct.”
Boy Scouts of America Handbook
1911
“Lincoln was a great radical. He was of course a wise and cautious radical – otherwise he could have done nothing for the forward movement.”
The Foes of Our Own Household
1917
“Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character; … not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of descent.”
Washington, DC
November 25, 1908
“Our loyalty is due entirely to the United States. It is due to the President only and exactly to the degree in which he efficiently serves the United States. It is our duty to support him when he serves the United States well. It is our duty to oppose him when he serves it badly.”
Kansas City Star
April 6, 1918
“All for each, and each for all, is a good motto, but only on condition that each works with might and main to so maintain himself as not to be a burden to others.”
An Autobiography
1913
“We must remember not to judge any public servant by any one act, and especially should we beware of attacking the men who are merely the occasions and not the causes of disaster.”
Chicago, Illinois
April 10, 1899
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