Words from Former Presidents: 7. Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
"There can be no whitewash in the White House."
"History makes the man more than the man makes history."
"In dealing with the environment we must learn not how to master nature but how to master ourselves, our institution, and our technology."
"Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself."
Words from former presidents: 7. Lyndon Baines Johnson: 6. (1963-1969)
"Politics is the art of the possible"
"Unfortunately, many Americans live on the outskirts of hope--some because of their poverty, and some because of their color, and all too many because of both. Our task is to help replace their despair with opportunity."
"This administration, today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty."
"The women in America represent a reservoir of talent that is still under-used. It is too often underpaid, and almost always under-promoted."
Words from former presidents: 5. John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
"My fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
(on becoming a World War 11 hero) "It was involuntary. They sank my boat."
"Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. Humankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to humankind."
"If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity."
The U.S. Supreme Court has taken up the issue of criminalizing homelessness. They are hearing the case brought by people living unhoused in Grants Pass, Oregon. But the ruling on this case may have further implications.
The issue focuses on the 8th Amendment, whether fining or jailing homeless people is "cruel and unusual punishment." Being becoming a criminal would make it even harder for homeless people to find a job or to rent a place to live. Putting up a tent in a park or living out of one's car my be seen as a nuisance to people living in homes, but it might be the only choice other people have.
Words from former presidents: 4. Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961)
"The only way to win World War III is to prevent it."
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signified, in the final sense, is a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
Words from former presidents: 3. Harry Truman (1945-1953)
"It takes only one nation to make war. But it takes two or more to make peace."
"About the meanest thing you can say about a man is that he means well."
"Our allies are the millions who hunger and thirst after righteousness."
Words from former presidents: 2. Franklin Roosevelt (1933-1945)
"I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished."
The Four Freedoms: Freedom of speech. Freedom of religion. Freedom from want. Freedom from fear everywhere in the world.
Words from former presidents: 1. Herbert Hoover (1920-1933)
"No public man can be just a little crooked."
"Being a politician is a poor profession." "Being a public servant is a noble one."
Today is the 75th anniversary of NATO. Harry Truman is often overlooked as an important president. But the Truman Doctrine meant American support for other nations threatened by Moscow. It led to the formation of NATO in 1949. NATO is needed as much now as then to fend off totalitarian movements.
At Good Friday service this evening, we heard the words:
"When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, 'Woman, here is your son.' Then he said to the disciple, 'Here is your mother.' And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.
As I was leaving the church in silence, a young man whom I did not know and who did not know me, saw me walking with my came and quietly took my arm to help me down the steps. We give and receive one another in Christ's care.
The Agnus Dei
O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. O Christ, Thou Lamb of God that takest away the sin of the world, grant us Thy peace. Amen
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