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Republic Quotes - Page 8

When public virtue is gone, when the national spirit is fled the republic is lost in essence, though it may still exist in form

John Adams (1854). “The Works of John Adams, Second President of the United States: With a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations”, p.603

The function of liberal Republicans is to shoot the wounded after battle.

Eugene J. McCarthy (2004). “Parting Shots from My Brittle Bow: Reflections on American Politics and Life”, p.58, Fulcrum Publishing

You can't say the negro left the Republican party; the negro feels he was evicted from the Republican party.

"Edward W Brooke, first black man to win popular election to US Senate, dies" by the Associated Press, www.theguardian.com. January 3, 2015.

A Republic, if you can keep it.

Quoted in American Historical Review, Apr. 1906

Nothing could be more dangerous to the existence of this Republic than to introduce religion into politics

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.1408, Library of Alexandria

Republicans buy sneakers, too.

"The political Michael Jordan" by LZ Granderson, www.espn.com. August 14, 2012.

Republic. I like the sound of the word.

John Wayne, Carol Lea Mueller (2007). “The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit and Wisdom of an American Icon”, p.62, Taylor Trade Publications

This is America, not a banana republic.

Vincent Bugliosi (2009). “The Betrayal of America: How the Supreme Court Undermined the Constitution and Chose Our President”, p.61, Nation Books

It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.

Thomas Paine (2014). “Selected Writings of Thomas Paine”, p.19, Yale University Press