“It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.” -Â George Washington
“I am sorry for men who do not read the Bible every day. I wonder why they deprive themselves of the strength and pleasure.” – Woodrow Wilson
“Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet anchor of your liberties, write its precepts on your hearts and practice them in your lives.” -Â Ulysses S. Grant
“The Bible is a book in comparison with which all others are of minor importance, and which in all my perplexities and distresses has never failed to give me light and strength.” – Robert E. Lee
“If we will not be governed by God, then we will be ruled by tyrants.” – William Penn
“The more profoundly we study this wonderful book [the Bible], and the more closely we observe its divine precepts, the better citizens we will become and the higher will be our destiny as a nation.” – William McKinley
“Education is useless without the Bible.” – Daniel Webster
“A thorough understanding of the Bible is better than a college education.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“That Book (the Bible) is the rock on which our Republic rests.” – Andrew Jackson
“It is necessary for the welfare of the nation that men’s lives be based on the principles of the Bible. No man, educated or uneducated, can afford to be ignorant of the Bible.” – Theodore Roosevelt
“If there is anything in my thoughts or style to commend, the credit is due to my parents for instilling in me an early love of the Scriptures. If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we and our posterity neglect its instructions and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity.” – Daniel Webster
“I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by men who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.” – Sir Isaac Newton
“Those who sacrifice essential liberty for temporary safety are not deserving of either liberty or safety.” – Ben Franklin
“Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people…so great is my veneration of the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read, the more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens in their country and respectful members of society.” -Â John Adams
“It is impossible to mentally or socially enslave a Bible reading people. The principles of the Bible are the groundwork of human freedom.” – Horace Greeley
“Believe me, sir, never a night goes by, be I ever so tired, but I read the Word of God before I go to bed.” – Douglas MacArthur
“We must not build on the sands of an uncertain and ever changing science…but upon the rock of inspired Scriptures.” – Sir Ambrose Flemming
“To the influence of this Book we are indebted for the progress made in civilization, and to this we must look as our guide in the future.” – Ulysses S. Grant
“England has two books; the Bible and Shakespeare. England made Shakespeare, but the Bible made England.” – Victor Hugo
“No lawyer can afford to be ignorant of the Bible.” – Rufus Choate
“It has been my custom for many years to read the Bible in its entirety once a year” – John Quincy Adams
“Of the many influences that have shaped the United States into a distinctive nation and people, none may be said to be more fundamental and enduring than the Bible.” -Â Ronald Reagan
“I believe that the Bible is to be understood and received in the plain and obvious meaning of its passages; for I cannot persuade myself that a book intended for the instruction and conversion of the whole world should cover its true meaning in any such mystery and doubt that none but critics and philosophers can discover it.” – Daniel Webster
“This book had to be written by one of three people: good men, bad men or God. It couldn’t have been written by good men because they said it was inspired by the revelation of God. Good men don’t lie and deceive. It couldn’t have been written by bad men because bad men would not write something that would condemn themselves. It leaves only one conclusion. It was given by divine inspiration of God.” -Â John Wesley
“People say that the Bible is a boring book…but they don’t say that about Shakespeare, because the people who teach Shakespeare are zealous for Shakespeare.” – Malcolm Muggeridge
“Almost every man who has by his lifework added to the sum of human achievement . . . has based his life-work largely upon the teachings of the Bible.” -Â Theodore Roosevelt
“All Scripture is God-breathed and He doesn’t waste His breath.” – Jim McCotter
“Tell your prince that this book is the secret of England’s success.” – Queen Elizabeth
“The fundamental basis of this nation’s law was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teaching we get from Exodus and St. Matthew, from Isaiah and St. Paul. I don’t think we emphasize that enough these days. If we don’t have the proper fundamental moral background, we will finally end up with a totalitarian government which does not believe in the right for anybody except the state.” – Harry S. Truman
“There is no other book so various as the Bible, nor one so full of concentrated wisdom. Whether it be of law, business, morals, etc…. He who seeks for guidance … may look inside its covers and find illumination.” – Herbert Hoover
“A single line in the Bible has consoled me more than all the books I ever read besides.” -Â Immanuel Kant
“I have known ninety-five of the world’s great men in my time, and of these eighty-seven were followers of the Bible.” – W. E. Gladstone
“I was humbled to learn that God sent His Son to die for a sinner like me. I was comforted to know that through the Son, I could find God’s amazing grace, a grace that crosses every border, every barrier and is open to everyone. Through the love of Christ’s life, I could understand the life changing powers of faith…Faith changes lives. I know, because faith has changed mine. I could not be governor if I did not believe in a divine plan that supersedes all human plans. Politics is a fickle business. Polls change. Today’s friend is tomorrow’s adversary. People lavish praise and attention. Many times it is genuine; sometimes it is not. Yet I build my life on a foundation that will not shift.” – George W. Bush
“Every scripture is God-breathed-given by His inspiration-and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, and for training in righteousness [that is, in holy living, in conformity to God’s will in thought, purpose and action]. So that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well-fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-1).
I’ve heard of many of the quotes in your famous people area, but some I’ve seen quoted in some varied form or perhaps by someone else. Rather than simply saying who it was said by, can you also put where it is to be found? What book, what speech, what memoir, etc?
Awesome,I love Mr.Jackson! He was the best to ever do it! We will never ever have someone like him! RIP to the KING!