Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
List of Subjects
Abolition of slavery See Slavery |
Action (1 to 14) See also Doing |
Affluence (15 to 18) |
Aged (19 to 26) |
Agriculture (27 to 31) |
Alamo (32) |
Alaska (33) |
Alcohol (34 to 38) |
Alliance for Progress (39) |
Allies (40 to 42) |
America (43 to 70) |
American people (71 to 88) See also People |
American Revolution See Revolution; Revolutionary war (1775–1783) |
Animals (89 to 90) See also Cat; Dog |
Architecture (91 to 94) |
Army See Military affairs; Military service; Soldiers |
Arts (95 to 98) |
Associations (99) |
Athenian oath (100) |
Ballots See Elections |
Banks and banking (101) |
The Beatitudes (102) |
Beauty (103 to 104) |
Belief (105 to 107) See also Democracy; Opinions; Point of view |
Bermuda (108) |
Best (109 to 112) See also Excellence |
Betrayal (113 to 114) |
Blacklist (115) |
Blacks (116 to 119) See also Race; Slavery |
Blood (120 to 121) |
Bohemia (122) |
Bombs and bombing (123 to 128) See also Vietnam War |
Books (129 to 133) See also Censorship; Reading; Writers and writing |
Brotherhood (134 to 136) See also Man |
Budget See Debt; Economy; Government spending |
Business (137 to 147) See also Capitalism |
California (148 to 149) |
Campaign funds (150 to 152) See also Elections |
Campus violence (153 to 157) See also Violence |
Capitalism (158 to 159) See also Business |
Capitol building, Washington, D.C. (160 to 162) |
Cat (163 to 164) |
Catholicism (165 to 166) |
Censorship (167 to 171) See also Books; Freedom of speech |
Certainty (172) |
Chance (173 to 174) |
Change (175 to 184) |
Character (185 to 188) |
Chesapeake Bay (189) |
Children (190 to 200) See also Youth |
China (201 to 204) |
Choice (205) |
Christianity (206 to 207) See also God; Jesus Christ |
Cigar (208) |
Cities (209 to 213) |
Citizen participation See Government—citizen participation |
Citizenship (214 to 217) |
Civil rights (218221) See also Equality; Human rights |
Civil War (1861–1865) (222 to 223) |
Civilization (224 to 230) See also Society |
Clarity (231 to 232) |
Cold war (233 to 237) See also War; World domination |
Colleges and universities (238 to 240) See also Campus violence; Education |
Committees (241) |
Communism (242 to 250) See also World domination |
Compromise (251 to 257) |
Conformity (258) |
Congress (259 to 278) See also Legislature; Patronage |
Congress—House of Representatives (279 to 286) |
Congress—Senate (287 to 296) |
Congressmen (297 to 307) |
Conservation (308 to 313) See also Environment |
Conservatives (314 to 316) |
Constitution of the United States (317 to 341) See also Law |
Contempt (342) |
Country (343 to 352) See also America; Nation; Patriotism; Republic |
Courage (353 to 356) |
Credit (357 to 359) See also Debt; Government spending |
Criminals (360) See also Prisons; Violence |
Critics (361 to 362) |
Death (363 to 378) See also Mortality |
Debate See Oratory |
Debt (379 to 388) See also Credit; Government spending |
Decision (389 to 397) See also Solution |
Declaration of Independence (392 to 397) See also Independence Day |
Defeat (398 to 399) See also Failure |
Defense (400 to 412) See also Military affairs; Military service; Soldiers |
Democracy (413 to 426) See also Belief; Freedom; Government; Liberty; Patriotism |
Democratic party (427 to 431) |
Destiny (432 to 433) |
Devil (434 to 435) |
Differences (436) |
Diplomacy (437 to 439) See also Foreign policy; Statesman |
Disarmament (440) See also War and peace |
Dissent (441 to 445) See also Campus violence; Revolution |
District of Columbia See Washington, D.C. |
Dog (446) |
Doing (447 to 449) See also Action |
Doing good (450 to 453) |
Doomsday (454 to 456) |
Dreams (457 to 466) |
Duty (467 to 474) |
Earth (475 to 478) See also Conservation; Environment |
Economy (479 to 480) See also Credit; Debt; Government spending |
Education (481 to 505) See also Colleges and universities; Knowledge; Wisdom |
Elections (506 to 514) See also Voters and voting |
Enemies (515 to 520) |
Enemies from within (521 to 525) |
Energy (526 to 527) See also Nuclear energy |
England (528 to 536) |
English language (537 to 540) |
Environment (541 to 545) See also Conservation |
Epitaphs (546 to 549) |
Equality (550 to 554) See also Civil rights; Human rights |
Error (555) |
Europe (556 to 559) |
Evil (560 to 566) |
Excellence (567 to 569) See also Best |
Experience (570 to 577) |
Experts (578) |
Exploration (579) See also Space exploration; Westward movement |
Extremism (580 to 581) |
Facts (582 to 585) |
Failure (586 to 590) See also Success |
Faith (591 to 592) |
Fame (593 to 594) |
Farming See Agriculture |
Fear (595 to 600) |
Flag (601 to 602) See also Pledge of Allegiance |
Flying (603 to 604) |
Fools (605 to 610) |
Foreign aid (611 to 612) |
Foreign policy (613 to 634) See also Diplomacy; Statesman |
Forgiveness (635) |
Fortune (636 to 638) |
Fourth of July See Independence Day |
Freedom (639 to 659) |
Freedom—defense of (660 to 666) |
Freedom of religion (667 to 670) |
Freedom of speech (671 to 681) See also Speaking out |
Friendship (682 to 690) |
Future (691 to 698) See also Past and future |
God (699 to 705) See also Christianity; Prayers |
Good See Doing good |
Government (706 to 759) See also Majority; Policy; Politics; Power; State |
Government—by the people (760 to 765) |
Government—citizen participation (766 to 772) |
Government—definition of (773 to 775) |
Government—purpose of (776 to 787) |
Government—separation of powers (788 to 792) |
Government officials (793 to 794) |
Government spending (795 to 813) See also Debt; Economy |
Great Britain See England |
Greatness (814 to 831) |
Greed (832 to 833) |
Guilt (834 to 837) |
Haiti (838) |
Happiness (839 to 846) |
Harm (847 to 848) |
Hate (849 to 850) See also Enemies |
Health (851) |
Heroin (852) |
History (853 to 858) See also Past and future; Past and present |
Home (859 to 861) |
Honesty (862) |
Hope (863) |
Human rights (864 to 867) See also Civil rights; Equality; Freedom |
Idealists (868 to 871) |
Ideas (872 to 875) |
Idleness (876) |
Ignorance (877 to 880) |
Immigrants (881 to 884) |
Immortality (885 to 887) |
Impeachment (888 to 894) See also Presidency |
Impropriety (895) |
Independence See Freedom; Revolution |
Independence Day (896 to 897) |
Individual (898 to 905) See also Self |
Ingratitude (906) |
Injustice (907 to 909) See also Justice |
Isolationism (910 to 911) |
Israel (912 to 914) |
Italy (915) |
Jails See Prisons |
Jesus Christ (916 to 921) See also Christianity |
Joy (922 to 923) |
Judges (924 to 930) |
Judgment (931 to 937) |
Judiciary (938 to 944) |
Justice (945 to 963) See also Injustice |
Kentucky (964) |
Kings (965) |
Knowledge (966 to 974) See also Education; Thought; Wisdom |
Labor (975 to 981) See also Unemployment; Work |
Labor unions (982 to 987) See also Strike |
Last words (988 to 990) |
Law (991 to 1013) |
Lawyers (1014 to 1017) |
Leadership (1018 to 1025) |
League of Nations (1026 to 1027) |
Legislators (1028 to 1032) See also Congress; Congressmen; Politicians |
Legislature (1033 to 1041) See also Congress |
Liberals (1042 to 1044) |
Liberty (1045 to 1081) See also Civil rights; Democracy; Freedom; Human rights |
Lies (1082 to 1083) |
Life (1084 to 1106) See also Living |
Lincoln, Abraham (1809–1865) (1107 to 1110) |
Living (1111 to 1127) See also Life |
Lobbyists (1128) |
Loneliness (1129) |
Losing See Winning and losing |
Love (1130 to 1136) |
Majority (1137 to 1141) |
Man (1142 to 1162) |
Marriage (1163 to 1169) See also Wives |
McCarthyism (1170 to 1171) |
Mediocrity (1172) |
Memory (1173 to 1175) |
Military affairs (1176 to 1185) See also Soldiers; War |
Military service (1186 to 1193) See also Soldiers; War |
Mind (1194 to 1198) |
Moderation (1199) |
Money (1200 to 1209) |
Morality (1210 to 1214) |
Mortality (1215 to 1224) See also Death |
Mothers (1225 to 1226) |
Motives (1227 to 1231) |
Murphy’s Law (1232) |
Nation (1233 to 1239) See also America; Country; Patriotism; Republic |
Natural resources See Conservation; Earth; Environment |
Needs (1240) |
New England (1241) |
News (1242 to 1243) |
Newspapers (1244 to 1250) See also Press |
Nobility (1251 to 1252) |
North Carolina (1253) |
Nuclear energy (1254 to 1256) |
Nuclear war (1257 to 1259) See also Bombs and bombing; War |
Oath of office (1260) |
Obscenity (1261) See also Censorship |
Opinions (1262 to 1275) See also Point of view; Public opinion |
Optimism See Positive thinking |
Oratory (1276 to 1288) See also Speaking out |
Order (1289 to 1290) |
Parliament See Legislature |
Parties, political See Democratic party; Political parties; Republican party |
Past (1291 to 1293) See also History |
Past and future (1294 to 1297) See also Future; History |
Past and present (1298 to 1301) See also History |
Patriotism (1302 to 1312) See also America; Country; Freedom |
Patronage (1313 to 1314) |
Peace (1315 to 1329) See also War and peace |
People (1330 to 1347) See also American people; Government—by the people |
People’s Republic of China See China |
Perfection (1348 to 1352) |
Perseverance (1353 to 1358) |
Perverseness (1359) |
Plans (1360 to 1362) |
Pledge of Allegiance (1363 to 1364) |
Point of view (1365 to 1366) See also Belief; Opinions |
Policy (1367 to 1372) See also Foreign policy |
Political parties (1373 to 1388) See also Democratic party; Republican party |
Politicians (1389 to 1408) See also Congress; Congressmen; Legislators; Statesman |
Politics (1409 to 1432) See also Government |
Positive thinking (1433 to 1436) |
Postal Service (1437 to 1439) |
Poverty (1440 to 1442) |
Power (1443 to 1458) |
Praise (1459 to 1461) |
Prayers (1462 to 1480) |
Prejudice (1481 to 1484) |
Presidency (1485 to 1519) |
Press (1520 to 1524) See also Newspapers |
Prisons (1525 to 1528) |
Privacy (1529 to 1531) |
Progress (1532 to 1541) |
Promise (1542) |
Promises (1543 to 1546) |
Property (1547 to 1550) |
Public affairs (1551 to 1552) |
Public opinion (1553 to 1559) See also Opinions |
Public service (1560 to 1571) |
Public speaking See Oratory |
Publicity (1572 to 1573) |
Puritans (1574) |
Race (1575 to 1580) See also Blacks; Slavery |
Reading (1581) See also Books; Censorship |
Reasons (1582) |
Reform (1583 to 1585) |
Regulation (1586 to 1588) See also Government; Law |
Relevance (1589) |
Representation (1590 to 1592) See also Congress; Legislature |
Republic (1593 to 1598) See also America; Country; Nation |
Republican party (1599 to 1602) |
Responsibility (1603 to 1611) |
Retribution (1612) |
Revolution (1613 to 1618) |
Revolutionary War (1775–1783) (1619 to 1630) |
Rich (1631 to 1633) |
Right (1634 to 1637) |
Right and wrong (1638 to 1642) |
Rights (1643 to 1644) See also Civil rights; Equality; Human rights |
River (1645) |
Rome (1646 to 1648) |
Rules (1649) |
Running (1650 to 1651) |
Russia (1652 to 1658) |
Sacrifice (1659) |
Santa Claus (1660) |
Science (1661 to 1665) |
Sea (1666 to 1667) |
Secrecy (1668 to 1670) |
Security (1671 to 1672) |
Self (1673 to 1676) |
Self-deception (1677) |
Self-examination (1678 to 1679) |
Self-importance (1680 to 1681) |
Self-pity (1682) |
Self-respect (1683) |
Separation of powers See Government—separation of powers |
Sex (1684 to 1685) |
Shakespeare, William (1564–1616) (1686) |
Ships and shipping (1687 to 1689) |
Silence (1690 to 1695) |
Sincerity (1696) |
Sins (1697) |
Slavery (1698 to 1706) See also Blacks; Race |
Sleep (1707) |
Smile (1708 to 1709) |
Smithsonian Institution (1710) |
Socialism (1711 to 1713) |
Society (1714 to 1719) See also Civilization |
Soldiers (1720 to 1734) See also Military service; War |
Solution (1735 to 1736) See also Decision |
Soviet Union See Russia |
Space exploration (1737 to 1744) |
Speaking out (1745 to 1749) See also Belief; Oratory |
Spirit (1750 to 1754) |
State (1755 to 1760) See also Government |
States rights (1761 to 1763) |
Statesman (1764 to 1767) See also Diplomacy; Foreign policy |
Statistics (1768 to 1769) |
Statue of Liberty (1770 to 1771) |
Strength (1772 to 1774) |
Strike (1775 to 1776) |
Success (1777 to 1786) See also Failure |
Taxation (1787 to 1798) |
Teachers (1799 to 1800) See also Colleges and universities; Education |
Television (1801 to 1803) |
Ten Commandments (1804 to 1805) |
Theory (1806) |
Thought (1807 to 1808) See also Education; Knowledge; Wisdom |
Three-mile limit (mile limit to 1809) |
Time (1810 to 1817) |
Times (1818 to 1822) |
Timing (1823 to 1824) |
Today (1825) |
Treason (1826) |
Trust (1827 to 1828) |
Truth (1829 to 1839) |
Trying (1840 to 1843) |
Tyranny (1844 to 1845) |
Unemployment (1846 to 1847) See also Labor; Strike; Work |
Union (1848 to 1855) See also America; Democracy; Government; Labor unions; Nation; Republic |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics See Russia |
United Nations (1856 to 1858) |
Unity (1859 to 1867) |
Values (1868) |
Victory (1869 to 1875) See also Winning and losing |
Vietnam War (1876 to 1888) See also Bombs and bombing; War; War in Asia |
Violence (1889 to 1896) See also Campus violence |
Voters and voting (1897 to 1908) See also Elections |
War (1909 to 1954) See also Civil War (1861–1865); Cold war; Military service; Revolutionary War (1775–1783); Vietnam War; World War I (1914–1918); World War II (1939–1945) |
War and peace (1955 to 1966) See also Peace |
War in Asia (1967 to 1968) See also Vietnam War |
Washington, D.C. (1969 to 1975) See also Capitol building, Washington, D.C. |
Washington, George (1732–1799) (1976 to 1977) |
Water (1978) |
Watergate affair (1979 to 1981) |
Weather (1982) |
Welfare (1983 to 1984) |
Westward movement (1985 to 1986) |
Winning (1987 to 1990) See also Victory |
Winning and losing (1991 to 1994) See also Defeat |
Wisdom (1995 to 2003) See also Education; Knowledge; Thought |
Wives (2004 to 2009) See also Marriage |
Women (2010 to 2018) |
Words (2019 to 2021) See also Last words |
Work (2022 to 2032) See also Labor; Strike; Unemployment |
World (2033 to 2038) See also Earth |
World domination (2039 to 2045) See also Communism |
World War I (1914–1918) (2046 to 2049) |
World War II (1939–1945) (2050 to 2070) |
Worth (2071 to 2073) |
Writers and writing (2074 to 2082) |
Youth (2083 to 2100) See also Children |