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Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage. John F. Kennedy. John Quincy Adams. Who: The son of a former U.S. President, he was groomed from an early age for a political career. He became the first President whose father had also held that office. Where : Massachusetts When: (1803–1808)

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Profiles in Courage

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  1. Profiles in Courage John F. Kennedy

  2. John Quincy Adams Who:The son of a former U.S. President, he was groomed from an early age for a political career. He became the first President whose father had also held that office. Where: Massachusetts When:(1803–1808) What:Breaking away from the Federalist Party. Why:To gain British recognition of American rights. Memorable Quote: “Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.”

  3. Daniel Webster Who:An outspoken critic of slavery, he went along with Henry Clay and was instrumental in passing the Missouri Compromise. His flaw was that he saw nothing wrong with accepting gifts and money for political favors. Where: Massachusetts When:1845-1850 What:Speaking in favor of the Compromise of 1850. Why:To prevent war between the North & South. Memorable Quote:“I wish to speak today not as a Massachusetts man, nor as Northern man, but as an American.”

  4. Thomas Hart Benton Who:Nicknamed “Old Bullion”, he was an architect and champion of westward expansion by the United States, a cause that became known as Manifest Destiny. Where: Missouri When:1821-1844 What:Staying in the Democratic Party despite his opposition to the extension of slavery in the territories. Why:He refused to go along with Missouri's political leanings toward secession from the Union. Memorable Quote: “He votes as a Southern man, and votes sectionally; I am also a Southern man, but vote nationally on national questions”.

  5. Sam Houston Who:Governor of Tennessee, Commander-in-Chief of the Texas Militia, Senator from Texas, and Governor of (the city of Houston was also named after him). Where:Texas When:1859-1861 What:Speaking against the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 and opposing Texas' secession from the Union. Why:He refused to swear loyalty to the Confederacy when Texas seceded from the Union in 1861 with the outbreak of the American Civil War. Memorable Quote:“In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her.”

  6. Edmund G. Ross Who:He was noted for thinking for himself and opposing the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. His vote against his party not to remove Johnson from office cost him his political career. Where:Kansas When:1866-1871 What:Voting for acquittal in the Andrew Johnson impeachment trial. Why:As a result of Ross's vote, along with those of six other Republicans, Democrat Johnson's presidency was saved, and the stature of the office was preserved. Memorable Quote: “If Andrew Johnson were acquitted by a nonpartisan vote…America would pass the danger point of partisan rule and that intolerance which so often characterizes the sway of great majorities and makes them dangerous.”

  7. Lucius Lamar Who:An eloquent Southerner who worked for reconciliation and unity after the Civil War. He ultimately ended up as a justice of the United States supreme Court. Where:Mississippi When:1885-1888 What:Eulogizing Charles Sumner on the Senate Floor and other efforts to mend ties between the North and South during Reconstruction, And his opposition to the Bland–Allison Act to permit free coinage of silver. Why:Lamar's speech demonstrated his commitment to bringing peace between the North and the South despite his own background as a passionate southerner and he viewed the free coinage system as as an economic disaster. Memorable Quote:“Today I must be true or false, honest or cunning, faithful or unfaithful to my people even in this hour of their legislative displeasure and disapprobation. I cannot vote as these resolutions direct. I cannot and will not shirk the responsibility which my position imposes. My duty, as I see it, I will do, and I will vote against this bill.”

  8. George Norris Who:a leader of progressive and liberal causes in Congress. Where: Nebraska When:1914-1943 What:Opposing Joseph Gurney Cannon's autocratic power as Speaker of the House, for speaking out against arming U.S. merchant ships during the United States' neutral period in World War I, and for supporting the Presidential Campaign of Democrat Al Smith. Why:To release the House from a conservative Republican stronghold; to prevent the United States entering World War I; to stand for what he believed in, which was more important to him than anything else. Memorable Quote:“I have come home to tell you the truth.”

  9. Robert A. Taft Who:The son of a former President, he spoke his mind and startled the Republican party when he spoke out against the Nuremberg Trials in 1946. Where:Ohio When:1939-1953 What:Criticizing the Nuremberg Trials for trying Nazi war criminals under ex post facto laws. Why:Taft felt that this retroactive law was unconstitutional and un-American. Memorable Quote: “When I say liberty I do not simply mean what is referred to as "free enterprise." I mean liberty of the individual to think his own thoughts and live his own life as he desires to think and to live.”

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