American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

Henry John Hyde (April 18, 1924-November 29, 2007) a U.S. Representative from Illinois, elected 1975, has served in the 94th-103rd Congresses. He was a member of the Illinois General Assembly, 1967-74; received a degree from Georgetown University, Washington, 1946; and his law degree from Loyola University, Chicago, 1949. In his address after receiving the "Defender of Life" Award at the Constitutional Litigation Conference, July 16, 1993, Congressman Henry Hyde stated: <"That all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator." Human beings upon creation, not upon birth. That is where our human dignity comes from. It comes from the...

Mark Odom Hatfield (July 12, 1922-August 7, 2011) a U.S. Senator from Oregon, was elected 1967. He was Governor of Oregon, 1959-67; Secretary of State of Oregon, 1957-59; Oregon State Senator, 1955-57; and Oregon State Representative, 1951-55. While a member of the 100th Congress, he supported President Ronald Reagan's signing of Public Law 100-307, January 25, 1988, setting aside the first Thursday of each May to celebrate a National Day of Prayer. Senator Mark Hatfield asserted: <For the Christian man to reason that God does not want him involved in politics because there are too many evil men in government is...

United Soviet Socialist Republic (1922-1991) stated in its Constitution: <Article 124. In order to ensure to citizens freedom of conscience, the church in the U.S.S.R. is separated from the State, and the school from the church.> 1922UR001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. 1922UR001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). United Soviet Socialist Republic, 1922-1991, Constitution, Article 124. Gary Demar, God and Government (Atlanta: American Vision Press, 1982), p. 163.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (November 11, 1921) was originated three years after the end of World War I. The records disclose how six soldiers were sent back to France for a special assignment. Outside the chapel at Chalons-sur-Marne, an officer met them with the instructions, "Men, it is my task to choose one of you to perform a great and sacred duty." Handing a rose to Sgt. Edward Younger, the officer continued, "In this church are four caskets. In them lie the bodies of four nameless American soldiers. Go into the chapel and place a rose on one of the...

John Herschel Glenn, Jr. (July 18, 1921-December 8, 2016) was an astronaut and U.S. Senator from Ohio, elected 1975. He was the first American to orbit in space. America's first mission to orbit the earth was Friendship 7, piloted by Astronaut John Glenn, February 20, 1962. As rockets fired up, backup pilot Scott Carpenter, the second astronaut to orbit the earth, radioed from the blockhouse: <Godspeed, John Glenn.> 1921JG002 Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. stated: <Freedom, devotion to God and country are not things of the past. They will never become old-fashioned.> 1921JG001 Later that year, President Kennedy stated at...