| Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989. |
| United States to Vulnerable |
| United States acts like a pitiful, helpless giant, 1886 appear to be destined by Providence, 1047 can declare peace upon the world, 1318 creeping socialism spreading in the U.S., 1712 dig the grave of the U.S., 2043 drained, ditched, and dammed the U.S. in three years, 1519 enemy of the people of the world, 2040 greatest fear of U.S. imperialism, 1927 if you incorporate those tropical countries with the Republic of the U.S., 1484 imperialism, 1927 is neither omnipotent or omniscient, 1735 is not just an old cow, 612 Is the U.S. going to decide, 1763 keep the U.S. free from political connexions, 619 not permitting … our armed forces and our valuable material to be immobilized within the continental U.S., 2062 Our loyalty is due entirely to the U.S., 1506 political activity prevailing in the U.S., 1428 property of the U.S. illegally transferred or leased, 951 recognition by the U.S. of the provisional government of Israel, 914 students from the U.S., 499 symbol of union for [the U.] S., 1867 take an affirmative position in outer space, 1740 traveling up and down the vast territories of the U.S., 86 Universal suffrage exists in the U.S. without producing any frightful consequences, 1904 unlettered pot-bellied money magnates of the U.S., 532 was suddenly and deliberately attacked by … Japan, 2066 we turn our rivers and streams into sewers, 313 will sink into the abyss of a new Dark Age, 2055 would [not] come to an end, 938 yielded in her turn to that taste for intervention, 2039 See also America; American People; People |
| United States Capitol. See Capitol building, Washington, D.C. |
| United States Department of Justice inscription, 963 it is a problem for the Department of Justice, 154 should be kept most free from any suspicion of improper action, 961 |
| United States Military Academy, West Point inscription, 1874 |
| Unity, 1859-1867 brethren to dwell together in u., 1860 frank cooperation and free debate are indispensable to ultimate u., 634 loss of social u., 227 of freedom and equality, 1482 |
| Universal satisfaction, 1227 suffrage exists in the United States without producing any frightful consequences, 1904 truth and applicability, 1644 |
| Universities are filled with students rebelling and rioting, 155 are wide gates to hell, 239 demands that dissidents are making of the u., 153 if … do not breed men who riot, 157 |
| University Do these murmurs come into the corridors of the u.?, 66 modern u., 504 |
| University of Virginia Father of the U. of V. [Thomas Jefferson’s epitaph], 546 “Good Old Song,” 1812 inscription, 238 |
| University of Washington, 1015 |
| Unjust grossly u., 1230 |
| Unlettered pot-bellied money magnates of the United States, 532 |
| Unpatriotically to speak u. [of America], 45 |
| Unrest there must be created an adult u., 442 young people’s u., 442 |
| Untrue could argue it u., 1284 |
| Unwanted woman is still doomed to lead a solitary life, 1165 |
| Unwieldy America is a great, u. Body, 44 |
| Up and not down, 1434 with which I will not put, 538 |
| Uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy, 124 |
| Urbanization, 621 haphazard u., 1896 |
| Use I shall u. my time, 1118 what u. is it, 1790 |
| Useful I knew something u., 1606 |
| Usurpations violent and sudden u., 523 |
| Utopia look for a different u., 1361 |
| Utterances silly, flat and dishwatery u., 1487 |
| Utterly without redeeming social importance, 1261 without redeeming social value, 1261 |
| Vacations art of taking minute v., 1480 |
| Vagabond class of v., ignorant, and ungoverned children, 46 |
| Vain did not live, or die, in v., 1324 erect no v. memorial, 376 I have not lived in v., 1323, 1469 life is v. unless one can act through the central government, 1361 name of the Lord thy God in v., 1804 pomp and glory of this world, 1103 |
| Valleys to the deep, deathlike v., 33 |
| Valor be ye men of v., 402 extreme v. and extreme benevolence, 826 virtue like v., 826 |
| Valuable Time is at once the most v. … of our possessions, 1816 |
| Value dearness only that gives everything its v., 1845 individual man … is the touchstone of v., 901 no dangers to the v. of property, 46 of government to the people it serves, 772 of money, 1203 the world sets upon motives, 1230 |
| Values, 1868 and moral standards of our society, 1802 depart from these v. … at our peril, 1868 destroying the traditional v. of a civilization, 621 life’s enduring v., 1480 moral standards and v., 1018 upon which our system is built, 1868 |
| Vanity, 103 |
| Vehemence of youth, 2092 |
| Vehement young men to be v., 2094 |
| Vehicular mine, 2070 |
| Velvet man … who is both steel and u, 1109 |
| Veneration blind v. for antiquity, 82 |
| Verdict Sentence first—v. afterwards, 949 |
| Vermin I fear the v. that shall undermine, 293 |
| Vermont, 65, 1848 |
| Vermonter advice which I received recently from a fellow V., 888 |
| Versailles Treaty, 2046 |
| Vertebrae stiffening of the v., 6 |
| Veterans Administration Building, Washington, D.C., inscription, 1325 |
| Vice blame him for the very v. which you feel in yourself, 520 contending elements of v. and virtue, 425 Extremism in the defense of liberty is no v., 581 moderation in principle, is a species of v., 1199 reproach him with the very defect or v. … you feel … in yourself, 520 suffering shall follow v., 783 |
| Vice-Presidency honorable and easy, 1493 |
| Vices and absurdities of contemporaries, 362 Fraud and prevarication are servile v., 1082 |
| Victim without murmuring, 820 |
| Victor to the v. belong the spoils, 1314 without oppression, 820 |
| Victories go forward and give us v., 1873 |
| Victorious people who remained v., 1869 |
| Victor’s cup, 1358 |
| Victory, 1869–1875 bear the fruits of v., 1874 Dawn of V., sat down to wait, and waiting—died, 1823 fight when there is no hope of v., 1634 Follow in His name to the Holy Grail of righteous v., 2061 general was doing more for v. by writing a poem, 1589 has 100 fathers, 1872 however long and hard the road may be, 1870 humble and gentle in v., 1469 in spite of all terror, 1870 In V.: Magnanimity, 1958 is liberty, 601 is sure to come, 688 that in us which can turn defeat into v., 1087 There is no substitute for v., 247 to the right, 1903 unmentioned results which follow v., 1950 v. at all costs, 1870 will be sure and not too costly, 1634 won some v. for humanity, 1875 |
| Vietnam freedom of South V. vital to our [United States] interests, 1880 people of V., against the Communists, 1882 state of war exists with North V., 1879 steaming jungle of V., 65 We cannot remain silent on V., 1877 |
| Vietnam War, 110, 127, 169, 1140, 1876–1888 |
| Vietnamese had nothing to fight for, 1878 |
| View of human life, 1574 of the universe, 1365 open to public v., 1573 |
| Views at forty, 26 felt in public affairs, 221 not limit our v. to … a single year, 1367 |
| Vigilance eternal v., 1054, 1073 people retain their virtue and v., 735 |
| Vigilant battle … is to the v., 1061 Be specially v., 467 be v. in its [freedom’s] preservation, 663 protection of all their varied interests, 1670 |
| Vim youthful v. and vigor, 157 |
| Vimeur, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de, Comte de Rochambeau. See Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien deVimeur, Comte de. |
| Vinci, Leonardo da (1452–1519), 97 |
| Vindicates result v. the foresight of the fathers, 1974 |
| Vindicating opportunity of v. his character, 891 |
| Violence, 1889–1896 apostles of v., 1894 as an instrument of persuasion, 1890 has no constitutional sanction, 1891 is as American as cherry pie, 1889 may be the only effective response, 1891 merely increases hate, 1893 the only effective protest, 1890 restless peace that’s shadowed by the threat of v., 558 Returning v. for v. multiplies v., 1893 rising tide of individual and group v., 1896 weakness of v., 1893 Where there is a persistent sense of futility, there is v., 1717 where there is injustice and frustration, the potentialities for v. are greater, 1894 |
| Virginia Yes, V., there is a Santa Claus, 1660 |
| Virginia Report of 1799, 1521 |
| Virginia (State), 65, 475, 546, 669, 1620 |
| Virginity young orator really did lose his v., 1279 |
| Virile creativeness has given place, 708 if we [America] lose the v. manly qualities, 226 |
| Virtue contending elements of vice and v., 425 Difficult to be a man of v., 569 excess of the opposite v., 826 How beautiful is death when earned by v., 1304 lend its [legislature’s] weight to the cause of v., 786 liberty … cannot exist at all without [order and v.], 1050 like valour when it is pushed to excess, 826 men who have neither the right … nor the v., 747 Moderation in temper, is always a v., 1199 Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no v., 581 not warrant that exalted opinion of human v., 615 outcasts of delicacy and v., 1210 people retain their v. and vigilance, 735 Religion and v. alike lend their sanctions to meekness and humility, 253 rewards of v., 783 superior wisdom and v. of our own, 53 that springs from force of character, 1328 |
| Virtues Americanism means the v. of courage, honor, justice …, 58 and their tastes … from the limited patterns which the market offers, 258 Martial v. must be the enduring cement, 526 that made America, 58 |
| Virtuous governments will remain v., 726 |
| Vision angle of v., 1086 become whatever thing his manhood and his v. can combine, 68 few voices of v., 474 Give to us clear v., 106 men and women of will and v., 59 of the larger whole, 458 of the world, 2038 reveal to him a single v., 1024 Still shall the V. live, 457 That man had v., 458 Where there is no v., the people perish, 1331 without a v. men shall die, 43 |
| Vital necessity of action today, 1772 spark, 1752 |
| Vocal at all times on political matters, 1747 no man has the right to strangle democracy with a single set of v. cords, 678 |
| Voice from the homes of the common men, 66 of America, 66, 74 of complaint, 1747 of great events, 1584 of the people, 1341 of the people will be heard, 426 that shall be heard from here to Albany, 1745 |
| Voicing your opinion, 1747 |
| Voluntarily to pursue [a common object], 99 |
| Volunteer patriot v., 1722 |
| Vote all said they would v. with the Rhino, 440 at liberty to v. as my conscience and judgment dictates, 262 Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not v., 1905 cannot v. for war, 1942 for a tax, 1797 for gold, 159 fer th’ best man, but he’s never a candidate, 1899 for the most intelligent, honest and conscientious men eligible to office, 1900 go fascist democratically, by popular v., 1907 he that has not a v., 1906 in the hands of an ignorant man, 1698 In times of stress and strain, people will v., 1908 instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself, 1898 nationally on national questions, 304 no anti-Catholic v., 669 no Catholic v., 669 of Judas as good as that of Jesus Christ, 415 themselves largesse from the public treasury, 424 to sell, 1648 without the yoke of any party on me, 262 |
| Voted a bore, 281 grave modifications of the policy … may be v. in or out, 1004 |
| Voters Legislators are elected by v., 1032 never grow weary of illusory promises, 1391 support the party which gives the best promise, 1670 |
| Voters and voting, 1897–1908 |
| Votes corrupted, if you will, by anything less than v., 1410 for all appropriations and against all taxes, 299 He v. as a Southern man, 304 not because we seek their v., 623 sectionally, 304 |
| Voting four categories of v., 811 no bloc v. of any kind, 669 right of v., 1906 thinking of v. for my opponent, 1897 |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965, 9 |
| Vulgar in the conception, 1765 |
| Vulgarizing charming landscapes with hideous advertisements, 313 |
| Vulnerable reserves of air and soil, 477 |
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