Famous quotes containing the words nickel, united, states, coin and/or jefferson:
“Castro couldn’t even go to the bathroom unless the Soviet Union put the nickel in the toilet.”
—Richard M. Nixon (1913–1995)
“In no other country in the world is the love of property keener or more alert than in the United States, and nowhere else does the majority display less inclination toward doctrines which in any way threaten the way property is owned.”
—Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)
“The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.”
—William McKinley (1843–1901)
“The moral equalizes all; enriches, empowers all. It is the coin which buys all, and which all find in their pocket. Under the whip of the driver, the slave shall feel his equality with saints and heroes.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“When tempted to do any thing in secret, ask yourself if you would do it in public.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)