"[The Continental Congress] created a unified Army out of the Revolutionary Forces encamped around Boston and New York...and seized victory from Cornwallis of Yorktown. Our army manned the [?], it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did everything it had to do. And at Fort McHendry, under the rockets' red glare, it had nothing but victory."
-- Trump in July Fourth speech

"You can go to live in France, but you cannot become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey or Japan, but you cannot become a German, a Turk, or Japanese. But anyone, from any corner of the earth, can come to live in America and become an American...Other countries may seek to compete with us; but in one vital area, as a beacon of freedom and opportunity that draws the people of the world, no country on earth comes close. This, I believe, is one of the most important sources of America's greatness. We lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people, our strength, from every country and corner of the world. And by doing so we continuously renew and enrich our nation."
-- Ronald Reagan, in his final speech as president

"We never had this in our lives before in this country...It's a phenomena that started two years ago. It's disgraceful. I'm going to maybe -- and I'm looking at it very seriously -- we may intercede. We may do something to get that whole thing cleaned up. It's inappropriate."
-- New Yorker Donald Trump, on homelessness

"The current president truly believes that he's the Chosen One. He cannot deal with criticism."
-- Tucker Carlson, during the Obama administration

"You've got to be honest about what it means to lead a country. It means killing people. Not on the scale that North Koreans do, but a lot of countries commit atrocities, including a number that we're closely allied with."
-- Tucker Carlson

"I think there's probably a point at which the guy who wants to meet with Dennis Rodman and loves NBA basketball and loves western pop culture, probably doesn't love being the guy that has to murder his people all day long. Probably wants some normalization And let's give it to him if we can make the world safer."
-- 'Fox & Friends' co-host Pete Hegseth

"Well, it has been something that they've done for a long period of time. I mean, you know, there aren't that many ways you're going to get people to schools...It is certainly a primary method of getting people to schools."
-- Trump, asked if he sees busing as a "viable way of integrating schools"

"Get rid of them. 'Fake news' is a great term, isn't it? You don't have this problem in Russia, but we do."
-- Trump on journalists

"We also have. It's the same."
-- Putin

"Don't meddle in the election. Don't meddle in the election."
-- Trump, smiling and wagging finger at Putin, who, along with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, then laughed

"I will have a very good conversation with him. What I say to him is none of your business."
-- Trump, asked about his meeting with Putin at G-20 Summit this weekend

"The reports of conditions for migrant children at the border should shock all of our consciences. Those created in the image of God should be treated with dignity and compassion, especially those seeking refuge from violence back home."
-- Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention

"Who are you? Have you ever made payroll? Have you ever built an organization of any type from scratch? What gives you the authority to speak on any issue? I'm being serious. You're nothing but an employee -- a bureaucrat."
-- Jerry Falwell Jr., head of Liberty University, in response