"The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government."
-Thomas Jefferson
“As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is regulated by their will; as long as it secures to us the rights of persons and of property, liberty of conscience and of the press, it will be worth defending.”
-Andrew Jackson
"We are not black, hispanic, or white; gay or straight; naturalized or natural-born; man or woman; liberal or conservative; Republican or Democrat--We Are Americans, each entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
-Marta Jorgensen