The advice and guidance of Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln can be applied to today's America, especially as the nation celebrates Presidents Day.
George Washington – 1st US president"If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." — Washington's Address to the Officers of the Army, March 15, 1783
"A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?" — Eighth Annual Message to Congress, Dec. 7, 1796George Washington’s Farewell Address, Sept.
"I leave you, hoping that the lamp of liberty will burn in your bosoms until there shall no longer be a doubt that all men are created free and equal." — Speech in Chicago, Illinois, July 17, 1858
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