Verified quotes

Verified quotes by person

Pick a voice from American history. Every quote on these pages is checked against the original letter, speech or record, and each one links to the source so you can read it yourself.

See how we verify quotes and what our labels mean.

• Thomas Jefferson9 verified quotes
• George Washington14 verified quotes
• Abraham Lincoln12 verified quotes
• Benjamin Franklin9 verified quotes
• John Adams9 verified quotes
• James Madison7 verified quotes
• Theodore Roosevelt8 verified quotes
• Dwight D. Eisenhower7 verified quotes
• John F. Kennedy5 verified quotes
• Ronald Reagan9 verified quotes

Holiday quotes

Veterans Day quotes, verified. Quotes that honor service and sacrifice, for November 11.