Important Quotes in American History First Year Experience (FYE) Lesson on American History Jeff Randolph

Purpose To emphasis the importance of our nations history To allow an interactive Learning environment – Described through interactive audio clips – Highlighting important people, dates, and quotes

Expectations At the completion of the lesson all Learners are expected to be: – Be familiar with the quotes conveyed – Know who said each of the quotes – Describe the significance the quote/person played in our nations history – Prepare a short descriptive essay and power point presentation about the lesson and in particular the quote that means the most to each individual learner

George Washington "[A] good moral character is the first essential in a man... and your conduct here may stamp your character through life. It is therefore highly important that you should endeavor not only to be learned but virtuous."

Ben Franklin "I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it."

Thomas Jefferson “The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases.”

Thomas Jefferson "No power over the freedom of religion is delegated to the United States by the Constitution."

Thomas Jefferson "Government can do something for the people only in proportion as it can do something to the people."

Thomas Jefferson “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.”

Abraham Lincoln "Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it."

Abraham Lincoln "I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for that day."

Theodore Roosevelt "To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society."

Theodore Roosevelt "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."

Patrick Henry “Give me Liberty, or give me Death!”

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”

George W. Bush “You are either with us, or against us”

Follow up Create a power point presentation to be presented in the next class session to your classmates. – Must have a minimum of 12 slides total including introduction slide – Include at least 10 quotes in American history that are important to you – Presentation must be a minimum of 5 minutes