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Showing posts with label american history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label american history. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Abraham Lincoln Quote on T-shirts, Stickers & More

Abraham Lincoln is the newest president featured in Best of Washington DC T-shirts and Gifts' Presidential Quotes section. The sixteenth president's quote says: "Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right." Lincoln's quote is available on t-shirts, stickers, and other gift items. This quote is reported to have been President Lincoln's response to being asked which side God was on in the U.S. Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln Quote Button

Monday, June 08, 2009

John Quincy Adams Quote on Voting

The following famous quote from John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the U.S., is available on t-shirts, stickers, buttons and other gift items. The former president said: "Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost."
Did you know?
No candidate received a majority of electoral votes when John Quincy Adams ran for president. Therefore, the House of Representatives chose Adams as president from the top three candidates.

John Quincy Adams Quote Button

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

James Monroe Quote on Government

Quote by James Monroe, 5th President of the United States: "The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil." This quote is available on t-shirts, stickers and other gift items at Best of Washington DC T-shirts and Gifts.
Did you know?
Monroe became famous for his foreign policy known as the Monroe doctrine.

James Monroe Bumper Sticker

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

James Madison Quote on Law

Here's one of James Madison's quote on law. He said: "It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood." Get this quote on t-shirts, stickers and other gear.

Did you know?
James Madison has been referred to as the "Father of the Constitution".

James Madison Quote Mug

Thomas Jefferson Quote on T-shirts & More

This quote from Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States says: "Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep forever..." This quotation is on t-shirts, stickers, and other gift items. Jefferson was also author of the Declaration of Independence.

Did you know?
Jefferson died on the same day as former president John Adams, July 4 1826.


Thomas Jefferson Quote Sticker (Bumper)

Monday, February 09, 2009

Remebering Black History Month: Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth was born a slave named Isabella in 1797. The abolitionist later changed her name to reflect her life's work. She viewed herself as a traveling orator called to tell the truth of God's Word and the sin of slavery. Truth also spoke often on women's rights.

Sojourner Truth White T-shirt

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Remembering Black History Month: 1st Black Senator

Hiram Revels was the first African-American elected to the United States Senate. He represented the state of Mississippi and completed the term that had been abandoned by Jefferson Davis.


Hiram Revels Postcards (Package of 8)

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Theodore Roosevelt Quoted on T-shirts, Stickers and Buttons

This 'quote from Theodore Roosevelt', former president of the United States, says: "If I must choose between righteousness and peace, I choose righteousness." Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. He served from 1901 to 1909.

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

T-shirt of the Week

T-shirt shows an historical black and white photograph of an African-American civil war infantry taken at Fort Lincoln in Washington DC. From Best of Washington DC T-shirts and Gifts.

Fort Lincoln Civil War Infantry Women's T-Shirt