
2010s, 2016, July, 2016 Republican National Convention (21 July 2016)
A collection of quotes on the topic of pledge, people, use, doing.
2010s, 2016, July, 2016 Republican National Convention (21 July 2016)
Source: The One by Whom Scandal Comes
Quote, This time the struggle is for our freedom (1971)
July 1, 1960. From the Canadian Bill of Rights.
Source: Goddess of the Sea
2004, Democratic National Convention speech (July 2004)
As quoted in "China's Xi to tread peaceful, patient path on Taiwan" http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/25/us-china-taiwan-idUSBRE91O0CC20130225 in Reuters (25 February 2013).
2010s
1860s, Fourth of July Address to Congress (1861)
In 1904 Dadabhai demanded "SWARAJ" Self Government for India.
Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji: "The Grand Old Man of India"
"A Way Forward in Iraq", Remarks to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs (20 November 2006)
2006
1910s, The New Nationalism (1910)
"I bid you farewell."
Burying the Hatchet - BP Closing Address at the 3rd World Jamboree, Arrowe Park, 12 August 1929
Meeting with House Republicans, (January 2010) http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2440324/posts
2010
As quoted in Exit with Honor: The Life and Presidency of Ronald Reagan https://books.google.com/books?id=qPfqBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA64(2015) by William E Pemberton. p. 64
Post-presidency (1989–2004)
Life and Writings: Young Europe: General Principles; reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 207
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
J'accuse! (1898)
Context: A court martial, under orders, has just dared to acquit a certain Esterhazy, a supreme insult to all truth and justice. And now the image of France is sullied by this filth, and history shall record that it was under your presidency that this crime against society was committed.
As they have dared, so shall I dare. Dare to tell the truth, as I have pledged to tell it, in full, since the normal channels of justice have failed to do so. My duty is to speak out; I do not wish to be an accomplice in this travesty. My nights would otherwise be haunted by the spectre of the innocent man, far away, suffering the most horrible of tortures for a crime he did not commit.
2013, Second Inaugural Address (January 2013)
Context: My fellow Americans, the oath I have sworn before you today, like the one recited by others who serve in this Capitol, was an oath to God and country, not party or faction. And we must faithfully execute that pledge during the duration of our service. But the words I spoke today are not so different from the oath that is taken each time a soldier signs up for duty or an immigrant realizes her dream. My oath is not so different from the pledge we all make to the flag that waves above and that fills our hearts with pride. They are the words of citizens and they represent our greatest hope. You and I, as citizens, have the power to set this country’s course. You and I, as citizens, have the obligation to shape the debates of our time -- not only with the votes we cast, but with the voices we lift in defense of our most ancient values and enduring ideals.
Song, To Celia, lines 1-16; this poem was inspired by "Letter XXIV" of Philostratus, which in translation reads: "Drink to me with your eyes alone…. And if you will, take the cup to your lips and fill it with kisses, and give it so to me".
The Works of Ben Jonson, First Folio (1616), The Forest
Context: Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine;
Or leave a kiss but in the cup
And I'll not look for wine.
The thirst that from the soul doth rise
Doth ask a drink divine;
But might I of Jove's nectar sup,
I would not change for thine.
I sent thee late a rosy wreath,
Not so much honoring thee
As giving it a hope that there
It could not withered be.
But thou thereon didst only breathe,
And sent'st it back to me;
Since when it grows and smells, I swear,
Not of itself, but thee.
“For them, the mere pledge of "I believe" is not enough, but rather the oath: "I fight!"”
Speech from the Sixth Nazi Party Congress, Nuremberg; September 8th, 1934 https://web.archive.org/web/20150605015000/http://campbellmgold.com/archive_esoteric/hitler_closing_speech_triumph_of_the_will.pdf.
Video footage of this quotation can be found in the film Triumph of the Will
1930s
Context: It shall always be only a fraction of the people who stand out as truly active fighters, and more is expected from them than from the millions of their fellow countrymen. For them, the mere pledge of "I believe" is not enough, but rather the oath: "I fight!"
“Mexicans: let us now pledge all our efforts to obtain and consolidate the benefits of peace.”
As quoted in Global History, Volume Two : The Industrial Revolution to the Age of Globalization (2008) by Jerry Weiner, Mark Willner, George A. Hero and Bonnie-Anne Briggs, p. 175
Context: Mexicans: let us now pledge all our efforts to obtain and consolidate the benefits of peace. Under its auspices, the protection of the laws and of the authorities will be sufficient for all the inhabitants of the Republic. May the people and the government respect the rights of all. Between individuals, as between nations, peace means respect for the rights of others.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiLR4sCgvnc
Excerpts from inaugural address (February 25, 2013)
“our longing is our pledge, and blessed are the homesick, for they shall come home.”
Source: Babette's Feast and Other Anecdotes of Destiny
Source: The Cloudspotter's Guide
Source: Rules of Attraction
Source: I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World
1770s, Declaration of Independence (1776)
Source: Finnikin of the Rock
Statement (1869), quoted in W. W. Coole (ed.), Thus Spake Germany (London: George Routledge & Sons, 1941), p. 83.
To Jack Bell of the Chicago Daily News, as quoted in Scoop : An Historical Adventure (2006) by James H. Walters, p. 34.
Price Statement on March for Life https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trumps-new-hhs-secretary-there-is-nothing-more-fundamental-to-our-humanity (January 24, 2011)
Speech https://books.google.com/books?id=HGM9AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA5172&lpg=PA5172&dq=%22Worse+than+any+heathen+or+pagan+abroad+are+those+in+our+midst+who+are+false+to+our+institutions.%22&source=bl&ots=n-wpUEfhND&sig=wHyJSOd8M1rswurZUUnUgAFrTn0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjXtt2swKjLAhWFGD4KHWCjBDsQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=%22Worse%20than%20any%20heathen%20or%20pagan%20abroad%20are%20those%20in%20our%20midst%20who%20are%20false%20to%20our%20institutions.%22&f=false (4 July 1870)
Quoted in "Fact file: What Tony Abbott promised on tax" http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-01/fact-file-what-tony-abbott-promised-on-tax/5420226 ABC News, July 23, 2014
2013
“Blest pair of Sirens, pledges of Heaven's joy”
At a Solemn Music (c. 1637), line 1
In Memorable Quotes from Rajiv Gandhi and on Rajiv Gandhi (2009) http://books.google.co.in/books?id=L5bTCgLM1lYC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false, Quote 37
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1960s, State of the Union Address (1966)
Source: A Short History Of The English Law (First Edition) (1912), Chapter III, Feudalism And Land Law, p. 27
When, after some time, the turn of the Sultan came to the Saltanat of Delhi, he marched with his army to that side and left religious marks by constructing a masjid and a minar...[Sidhpur (Gujarat)]
Mirat-i-Ahmadi by Ali Muhammad Khan, in Mirat-i-Ahmdi, translated into English by M.F. Lokhandwala, Baroda, 1965, P. 27-29. Quoted in S.R. Goel: Hindu Temples What Happened to them. Sita Ram Goel adds the following comment "This account is obviously a folktale because ‘Alau’d-Din Khalji became a Sultan two hundred years after Siddharaja JayasiMha ascended the throne of Gujarat. Moreover, ‘Alau’d-Din never went to Gujarat; he sent his generals, Ulugh Khan and Nasrat Khan."
Quotes from Muslim medieval histories
Conversation with Thomas Jones (30 April 1936), quoted in Thomas Jones, A Diary with Letters. 1931-1950 (Oxford University Press, 1954), p. 191.
1936
Jae Sa gwa Adam Kwon Shidae Dorae: The Arrival of the Era of the Fourth Adam's Realm http://www.unification.net/news/news19991024.html (1999-10-24)
Source: On canvassing for election, quoted in 'The Faction-Fights', Bentley's Quarterly Review, 1, (1859), p. 355
To a Lock of Hair http://www.bartleby.com/106/105.html.
2009, Speech: The Socio-Economic Peace Program of Senator Francis Escudero
Source: History of Mathematics (1925) Vol.2, p.461
little Steina
Paradísarheimt (Paradise Reclaimed) (1960)
Letter to James Monroe, 1815. ME 14:228
Posthumous publications, On financial matters
Liberty-Equality-Fraternity (1942)
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 372.
Speech in Bristol (28 October 1933), quoted in The Times (30 October 1933), p. 14.
Statement to PETA, as quoted in "Miss USA Winners Pose Naked in Sexy New PETA Ad", E! Online (June 13, 2013) https://www.eonline.com/uk/news/429232/miss-usa-winners-pose-naked-in-sexy-new-peta-ad-check-it-out.
“Fellow citizens:The hour to try your souls and to redeem your pledges has arrived.”
"No Rent" Manifesto (1881)
The Hoover Policies (1937)
"Who Has the Spiritual Atom Bomb?" in Liberation (November 1965).
Newburyport Oration (4 July 1837)
On the Pledge of Allegiance: Lee v. Weisman (1992) (dissenting).
1990s
Thomas Jefferson's Seventh State of the Union Address (27 October 1807). Description of the negotiations and rejected treaty of James Monroe and William Pinkney with Britain over maritime rights, and subsequent negotiations over the British sinking of the American ship Chesapeake, leading to an American embargo (The Embargo Act).
1800s, Second Presidential Administration (1805-1809)
Source: The Christian Agnostic (1965), p.245
Speech in the House of Commons (29 October 1795), reprinted in J Wright (ed.), The Speeches of the Rt. Hon. C. J. Fox in the House of Commons. Volume V (1815), p. 505.
1790s
Source: The Limits of Evolution, and Other Essays, Illustrating the Metaphysical Theory of Personal Ideaalism (1905), Human Immortality: its Positive Argument, p.307-8
A statement made in Witham, Essex during the 2005 general election, as quoted in "Ducking and diving, ageing prize-fighter still fears the sucker punch" by Ben Macintyre, The Times (13 April 2005), p. 23
January 26, 1840
Journals (1838-1859)
“The surest pledge of a deathless name
Is the silent homage of thoughts unspoken.”
The Herons of Elmwood, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
GOV https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/william-hague-welcomes-formation-of-new-israeli-government, 17 March 2013, India, Welcoming the formation of the new Israeli Government.
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 568.
“There is nothing automatic about campaign pledges finding their way into public policy.”
Source: Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies - (Second Edition), Chapter 3, Outside Government, But Not Just Looking In, p. 63
2000s, 2001, Address to Joint Session of Congress on Administration Goals (February 2001)
Speech in Cleveland, Ohio (3 September 1866).
Quote
As quoted in "A soldier's view on Trump" http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/04/opinions/donald-trump-military-hertling/index.html CNN, 4 March 2016
Source: The Christian Agnostic (1965), p.120-123 [ellipsis added]
2010s, 2016, July, (21 July 2016)
Broken Lights Diaries 1957-59.
2010s, 2016, Democratic Presidential Debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (11 February 2016)
quoted in [24 March 1990, Paul, Taylor, Democratic Leaders Talk Tough on Taxes;President's Promise Not to Impose New Levies Is 'Pure Bushlips,' Sen. Bentsen Declares, The Washington Post, 0190-8286, A6, http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72577580.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+24%2C+1990&author=Paul+Taylor&pub=The+Washington+Post+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&edition=&startpage=a.06&desc=Democratic+Leaders+Talk+Tough+on+Taxes%3BPresident%27s+Promise+Not+to+Impose+New+Levies+Is+%60Pure+Bushlips%2C%27+Sen.+Bentsen+Declares]
alluding to George H. W. Bush's pledge “Read my lips: no new taxes” while accepting the presidential nomination at the 1988 Republican National Convention
1840s, Heroes and Hero-Worship (1840), The Hero as Priest
Inaugural address (March 4, 1841)
David Lloyd George, The Truth about the Peace Treaties. Volume II (London: Victor Gollancz, 1938), p. 1410.
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Source: Liberty Before Liberalism (1998), p. 119