Ronald Reagan on hope

You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.

Some of your countrymen were unable to distinguish between their native dislike for war and the stainless patriotism of those who suffered its scars. But there has been a rethinking and now we can say to you, and say as a nation, thank you for your courage.

In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

Napoleon1769–1821In His Own Words (1916)

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We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

Martin Luther King Jr.1929–1968

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.