Many Americans today tend to take the past for granted, and with that, we also tend to take the words of past leaders for granted. We forget what they told us, and as a result we lose our identity, we lose the values that make us who we are. Below is a list of quotes spoken by American leaders, heroes, journalists, and others.

How would the Founding Fathers feel about corporations? Read the history, and some of their own quotes, and you’ll see that they would have opposed massive corporations and corporate influence in politics.

America has enemies. Not just abroad, but within our shores as well. And our domestic enemies, as it turns out, are MORE dangerous and destructive than the terrorists could ever hope to be.

We all know at least one person that doesn’t know much about history. And we all know that there have been people who have tried to distort history. The Republican Party, however, does both. Over these last two years, Republicans have a made a real effort to distort history as much as possible, to the point where they are now seeking to rewrite school textbooks.

Since President Obama took the oath of office in January 2009, Republicans have reversed their stances on many different policies and beliefs. Here are 24 of them.

At this moment, Republicans have noses that even Pinocchio would be ashamed of, but they’re not only liars, they’re hypocrites too.

There’s a time and place to talk about Christianity, usually with willing participants in a place of worship. Unwitting kids at a street fair? Not so much.

Same-sex couples have scored a major victory for their rights in the Silver State. It was a gamble, but it has paid off big.

During a hearing for a ‘fetal pain’ bill, a GOP congressman. cruelly told a woman she should have carried her brain dead fetus to term.

Since Obama took office, a violent streak has taken over the GOP. Andrea Tantaros from Fox News, and her recent threats, are the latest example.

Miscarriages happen naturally all the time. Punishing women for that is the kind of thinking that belongs in the Middle Ages, not 21st century America.

Former speechwriter and uber-fan of Reagan, Peggy Noonan either has selective memory or thinks her perspective on Obama doesn’t require truth or reality.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an Arizona anti-abortion law, calling it an unconstitutional measure that violates Roe v. Wade

Since CNN began tracking favorability in 1992, Republicans have never had a lower rating. So GOP, how’s all that scandal-mongering going for you?

Despite what many people on the right believe, the Founding Fathers supported some very liberal policies. These are 7 examples of how the Founding Fathers’ policies prove they were the liberals of their day.

We all know what conservatives/Republicans are like. It’s just unfortunate that they don’t know it themselves.

By attempting to link gun violence to abortion, North Dakota’s GOP appears desperate enough to say anything to advance their agenda, even if it’s a lie.

By growing numbers Michigan voters not only support equality, they want to right the wrong of their state’s constitutional ban.

According to a new Gallup poll released on Monday, 53% of Americans support marriage equality for same-sex couples, tying the all-time high.

By a vote of 37-30, Minnesota is now the 12th state in the nation to legalize marriage equality.