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 |