#vera

By the last returns to the Department of War the militia force of the several States may be estimated at 800,000 men - infantry, artillery, and cavalry. ↗

— James Monroe

#cavalry #department #estimated #force #infantry

From several of the Indian tribes inhabiting the country bordering on Lake Erie purchases have been made of lands on conditions very favorable to the United States, and, as it is presumed, not less so to the tribes themselves. ↗

— James Monroe

#bordering #conditions #country #erie #favorable

The States which form the northern border of the United States westward from the Great Lakes to the Pacific coast include an area several times larger than France and could contain ten Englands and still have room to spare. ↗

— John Moody

#border #coast #contain #could #form

I was a rust repairer. I was a rust repairer and full-time survivor. I survived all the major earthquakes, and the Titanic, and several air crash. ↗

— Keith Moon

#crash #earthquakes #full-time #i #major

We did not speak in terms of strategy, in terms of overall economies, in terms of production and territorial conquest. We spoke of the impact of the bomb on the homes and the hopes of men and women. ↗

— Philip Morrison

#conquest #did #economies #homes #hopes

We not only have a legal obligation to honor our commitments, we have a moral obligation to provide the coverage we promised to provide to these people. ↗

— Bob Ney

#coverage #honor #legal #moral #moral obligation

I personally think that we can win the World Cup. We are improving with every game. With such a young average age in the squad we can only carry on improving. ↗

— Ruud van Nistelrooy

#average #carry #cup #every #game

I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#average #average man #george #harder #i

Am I an Apple bigot? No. I can critique their products and their customer service philosophy. But overall, they do better than any other player. ↗

— Donald Norman

#any #apple #better #bigot #critique

There are several reasons to oppose tax increases. First, every dollar of tax increase is a dollar you didn't get in spending restraint. Two, if you walk into the Democrats' Andrews-Air-Force-Base, Lucy-with-the-Football trick for the third time in a row - they don't have have a saying for being fooled three times! ↗

— Grover Norquist

#democrats #dollar #every #first #fooled