1. Trivia Quiz

1.15. Wit and Wisdom

Who said ...

1. “A government agency is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth.”

2. At a White House dinner honoring Nobel Prize winners, “I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been collected together at the White House--with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.”

3. "... I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of their way and let them have it."

4. When Will Rogers came to the White House, “This is the first time I ever got to see you without paying for it.”

5. In his last illness, a friend begged him not to try to talk while lying in bed. “Oh, I always talk most easily when I lie,” he replied.

6. “ ... a lawyer sacrifices independence to ambition.”

7. "When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results."

8. When he was called a “two-faced man” this future president replied, “If I had another face, do you think I would wear this one?”

9. "I must study Politics and War that my sons may have the liberty to study Mathematics and Philosophy. ... "

10. “The difference between them (the Democrats) and us (the Republicans) is that we want to check government spending and they want to spend government checks.”

Section 1.15 ANSWERS

ANSWERS to Section 1.15.

1.15. Wit and Wisdom

Who said ...

1. “A government agency is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth.” Ronald Reagan [RRTW 80]

2. At a White House dinner honoring Nobel Prize winners, “I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been collected together at the White House--with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.” John F. Kennedy [KW 73].

3. "... I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of their way and let them have it." Dwight D. Eisenhower during a TV Talk with Prime Minister Macmillan of Great Britain, August 31. 1959.

4. When Will Rogers came to the White House, “This is the first time I ever got to see you without paying for it.” Warren Harding [PA 232]

5. In his last illness, a friend begged him not to try to talk while lying in bed. “Oh, I always talk most easily when I lie,” he replied. James Madison [PA 48]

6. “ ... a lawyer sacrifices independence to ambition.” Rutherford B. Hayes in a letter to William McKinley after McKinley had informed him that he planned to pursue the legal profession. [IDOM 9]

7. "When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results." Calvin Coolidge [PA 252]

8. When he was called a “two-faced man” this future president replied, “If I had another face, do you think I would wear this one?” Abraham Lincoln in one of his debates with Stephen A. Douglas [PA 125]

9. "I must study Politics and War that my sons may have the liberty to study Mathematics and Philosophy. ... " John Adams wrote to Abigail in 1780. [TAC cover]

10. “The difference between them (the Democrats) and us (the Republicans) is that we want to check government spending and they want to spend government checks.” Ronald Reagan [RRTW 81]