Praxis 5004. Quotes
"A date which will live in infamy" - answer “Yesterday, December 7th, 1941—a date
which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately
attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
Said by Franklin D Roosevelt in the Pearl Harbor Address
Prompted US entry into WWII
In his full speech, he talked about how Japan had lied and deceived the United States
about their intentions. Roosevelt was verbally attacking Japan for being dishonorable
and attacking the U.S.
At the end of the speech, he asks Congress to declare war on Japan.
"Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country." -
answer Said by John F Kennedy in his Inauguration Address on January 20, 1961.
"I made my mistakes. But in all of my years of public life, I have never profited - never
profited from public service. I've earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life, I
have never obstructed justice. And I think, too, that I can say, that in my years of public
life, that I welcome this kind of examination because people have got to know whether
or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got." -
answerSaid by Richard Nixon in a televised press conference in Orlando, Florida
(November 17, 1973) about the Watergate scandal, and Nixon was still denying it.
"I have observed this in my experience of slavery, that whenever my condition was
improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be
free, and set me to thinking of plans to gain my freedom." - answerNarrative of the Life
of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and
philosophy." - answerThis line was written by John Adams in a letter to his wife (May 12,
1780). John Adams is in Paris, and in the letter, he tells Abigail that there's a lot of great
stuff in the famous French city, but he can't waste time writing about it. He's got work to
attend to—namely, negotiating a peace agreement with the British government.
"I could fill volumes with descriptions of temples and palaces, paintings, sculptures,
tapestry, porcelain, etc.—if I could have time. But I could not do this without neglecting
my duty. The science of government it is my duty to study, more than all other sciences:
the art of legislation and administration and negotiation, ought to take place, indeed to
exclude in a manner all other arts. I must study politics and war that my sons may have
liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and
philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and
, agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music,
architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain."
"In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute."
- answer"In striking down capital punishment, this Court does not malign our system of
government. On the contrary, it pays homage to it. Only in a free society could right
triumph in difficult times, and could civilization record its magnificent advancement. In
recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute. We
achieve "a major milestone in the long road up from barbarism" and join the
approximately 70 other jurisdictions in the world which celebrate their regard for
civilization and humanity by shunning capital punishment."
This line was written by Thurgood Marshall in Furman v. Georgia (1972). Furman v.
Georgia is a pretty famous Supreme Court case because it's the one where the court
outlawed the death penalty...for a few years. Sure, capital punishment was back in
1976, but it was a pretty good run. Basically, the majority of justices ruled that the way
states were handing out death sentences was cruel and unusual, so states went back
and fixed those little boo-boos and then the court was cool with states putting people to
death again. So, yay for judicial review, right? Anyway, that's not what Thurgood
Marshall was arguing in his concurring opinion. He was of the mind that the death
penalty in and of itself was cruel and unusual. Full stop. End of (death) sentence. There
was no work-around that the states could do to make it a-okay. That's what he's talking
about when he says that we're better people when we recognize the humanity in others.
Yes, that means even in murderers and rapists. People are people even when they do
very bad things. That means it's not okay for society to kill them. No, not even if we
really, really want to.
"It is fitting that these two symbols of Dallas progress are united in the sponsorship of
this meeting. For they represent the best qualities, I am told, of leadership and learning
in this city—and leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." - answerThis
line was scheduled to be spoken by John F. Kennedy at the Dallas Citizens Council, the
day he was assassinated (Nov. 22, 1963). On that day, John F. Kennedy traveled in a
motorcade through the streets of Dallas, Texas. His destination was the Dallas Trade
Mart. But Kennedy never arrived, because he was assassinated on Elm Street by the
sniper Lee Harvey Oswald. The text of the speech he was scheduled to deliver still
remains. In his speech, he wrote about the connection between leadership and learning,
and their importance in both local affairs and on the world stage. Sadly, in the days
following his assassination, Americans had to learn to live without a leader. They could
take these words to heart and continue to be inspired by his example even if President
Kennedy was no longer with them.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." - answerThis line was written by Thomas
Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776). The British Colonies were
tired of being bossed around by Britain. The Declaration was their manifesto of freedom,
"A date which will live in infamy" - answer “Yesterday, December 7th, 1941—a date
which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately
attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
Said by Franklin D Roosevelt in the Pearl Harbor Address
Prompted US entry into WWII
In his full speech, he talked about how Japan had lied and deceived the United States
about their intentions. Roosevelt was verbally attacking Japan for being dishonorable
and attacking the U.S.
At the end of the speech, he asks Congress to declare war on Japan.
"Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country." -
answer Said by John F Kennedy in his Inauguration Address on January 20, 1961.
"I made my mistakes. But in all of my years of public life, I have never profited - never
profited from public service. I've earned every cent. And in all of my years of public life, I
have never obstructed justice. And I think, too, that I can say, that in my years of public
life, that I welcome this kind of examination because people have got to know whether
or not their president is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got." -
answerSaid by Richard Nixon in a televised press conference in Orlando, Florida
(November 17, 1973) about the Watergate scandal, and Nixon was still denying it.
"I have observed this in my experience of slavery, that whenever my condition was
improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be
free, and set me to thinking of plans to gain my freedom." - answerNarrative of the Life
of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and
philosophy." - answerThis line was written by John Adams in a letter to his wife (May 12,
1780). John Adams is in Paris, and in the letter, he tells Abigail that there's a lot of great
stuff in the famous French city, but he can't waste time writing about it. He's got work to
attend to—namely, negotiating a peace agreement with the British government.
"I could fill volumes with descriptions of temples and palaces, paintings, sculptures,
tapestry, porcelain, etc.—if I could have time. But I could not do this without neglecting
my duty. The science of government it is my duty to study, more than all other sciences:
the art of legislation and administration and negotiation, ought to take place, indeed to
exclude in a manner all other arts. I must study politics and war that my sons may have
liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and
philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and
, agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music,
architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain."
"In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute."
- answer"In striking down capital punishment, this Court does not malign our system of
government. On the contrary, it pays homage to it. Only in a free society could right
triumph in difficult times, and could civilization record its magnificent advancement. In
recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute. We
achieve "a major milestone in the long road up from barbarism" and join the
approximately 70 other jurisdictions in the world which celebrate their regard for
civilization and humanity by shunning capital punishment."
This line was written by Thurgood Marshall in Furman v. Georgia (1972). Furman v.
Georgia is a pretty famous Supreme Court case because it's the one where the court
outlawed the death penalty...for a few years. Sure, capital punishment was back in
1976, but it was a pretty good run. Basically, the majority of justices ruled that the way
states were handing out death sentences was cruel and unusual, so states went back
and fixed those little boo-boos and then the court was cool with states putting people to
death again. So, yay for judicial review, right? Anyway, that's not what Thurgood
Marshall was arguing in his concurring opinion. He was of the mind that the death
penalty in and of itself was cruel and unusual. Full stop. End of (death) sentence. There
was no work-around that the states could do to make it a-okay. That's what he's talking
about when he says that we're better people when we recognize the humanity in others.
Yes, that means even in murderers and rapists. People are people even when they do
very bad things. That means it's not okay for society to kill them. No, not even if we
really, really want to.
"It is fitting that these two symbols of Dallas progress are united in the sponsorship of
this meeting. For they represent the best qualities, I am told, of leadership and learning
in this city—and leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." - answerThis
line was scheduled to be spoken by John F. Kennedy at the Dallas Citizens Council, the
day he was assassinated (Nov. 22, 1963). On that day, John F. Kennedy traveled in a
motorcade through the streets of Dallas, Texas. His destination was the Dallas Trade
Mart. But Kennedy never arrived, because he was assassinated on Elm Street by the
sniper Lee Harvey Oswald. The text of the speech he was scheduled to deliver still
remains. In his speech, he wrote about the connection between leadership and learning,
and their importance in both local affairs and on the world stage. Sadly, in the days
following his assassination, Americans had to learn to live without a leader. They could
take these words to heart and continue to be inspired by his example even if President
Kennedy was no longer with them.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." - answerThis line was written by Thomas
Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776). The British Colonies were
tired of being bossed around by Britain. The Declaration was their manifesto of freedom,
