That's good. Go on, read some more. Warren G. Harding More Quotes by Warren G. Harding More Quotes From Warren G. Harding In the experiences of a year of the Presidency, there has come to me no other such unwelcome impression as the manifest religious intolerance which exists among many of our citizens. I hold it to be a menace to the very liberties we boast and cherish. Warren G. Harding presidentialreligiousyears I have been thinking a lot about these things as I have come to the realization of the tremendous responsibilities which rest upon me. It is my conviction that the fundamental trouble with the people of the United States is that they have gotten too far away from Almighty God. I am bound to believe that in a tumultuous age like ours the most important and imperative duty is the reconstruction of humanity to Almighty God. Warren G. Harding responsibilitybelievethinking We must proceed with a full realization that no statute enacted by man can repeal the inexorable laws of nature. Warren G. Harding realizationlawmen Practically all we know is that thousands of native Haitians have been killed by American Marines, and that many of our own gallant men have sacrificed their lives at the behest of an Executive department in order to establish laws drafted by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. ... I will not empower an Assistant Secretary of the Navy to draft a constitution for helpless neighbors in the West Indies and jam it down their throats at the point of bayonets borne by U.S. Marines. Warren G. Harding west-indiesmarinemen I hurt with the insatiate longing, until I feel that there will never be any relief until I take a long, deep, wild draught on your lips. Warren G. Harding lipshurtlong My once-keen analytical mind has become so dulled by endless hours of baking in the hot sun, thrashing about in tight chimneys, pulling at impossibly heavy loads, freezing my ass off.... so that now my mental state is comparable to that of a Peruvian Indian, well stoked on coca leaves. Warren G. Harding climbingmindhot There is something inherently wrong, something out of accord with the ideals of representative democracy, when one portion of our citizenship turns its activities to private gain amid defensive war while another is fighting, sacrificing, or dying for national preservation. Warren G. Harding sacrificefightingwar I expect it is very possible that I would make as good a President as a great many men who are talked of for that position. Warren G. Harding positionpresidentmen Screwing is more enjoyable than drilling bolt holes !. Warren G. Harding drillingclimbingholes I do recall that El Cap seemed to be in much better condition than I was. Warren G. Harding yosemitecapsclimbing The president is the cuticle of the nail bed of America: one would think pushing back makes him stronger, yet it turns out the opposite is true. Warren G. Harding oppositesamericathinking I was spent up. I sure grabbed that girl of mine. Warren G. Harding that-girlclimbinggirl I continued with whatever 'qualified climbers' I could con into this rather unpromising venture. Warren G. Harding venturequalifiedclimbing Actually, we're just glorified flagpole sitters. Warren G. Harding flagpolesclimbing Liberty--liberty within the law--and civilization are inseparable, and though both were threatened we find them now secure; and there comes to Americans the profound assurance that our representative government is the highest expression and surest guaranty of both. Warren G. Harding Our supreme task is the resumption of our onward, normal way. Warren G. Harding We need citizens who are less concerned about what their government can do for them, and more concerned about what they can do for the nation. ~ Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding
