An open letter to our Presidential candidates...
Dear sirs,
I recently conducted an informal poll among a few voting friends here in Ohio. Ohio voters identified 25 characteristics that we hope to see in our next President. It's especially noteworthy that these characteristics can be seen in many of our greatest past Presidents as you will, no doubt, note from the following quotations from their writings and speeches.
I respectfully ask that you, as a candidate for the highest office in our land, pray for and work toward the following character qualities. And I ask that you conduct yourself in accordance with these qualities during the remainder of the 2016 campaign.
And may all the citizens of the USA, starting with me, pursue these characteristics just as passionately as I hope you do.
May God bless you and may God bless the USA.
Rick Duncan
Founding Pastor, Cuyahoga Valley Church
Founding Pastor, Cuyahoga Valley Church
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25 key characteristics that Ohio voters want to see in our Presidential candidates
Civility.
The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people. Theodore Roosevelt
Diplomacy.
When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say. Abraham Lincoln
Wisdom.
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday. Abraham Lincoln
Courage.
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt
Conviction.
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. Abraham Lincoln
Vision.
We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Purpose.
Favor comes because for a brief moment in the great space of human change and progress some general human purpose finds in him a satisfactory embodiment. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Honor.
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. Calvin Coolidge
Integrity.
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. George Washington
Compassion.
We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone. Ronald Reagan
Love.
If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen. Ronald Reagan
Empathy.
I don't like that man. I must get to know him better. Abraham Lincoln
Humility.
I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man. Theodore Roosevelt
Trust.
I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day. Abraham Lincoln
Mercy.
Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Respect.
The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency. Theodore Roosevelt
Guidance.
Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write. John Adams
Strength.
There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right. Ronald Reagan
Servanthood.
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Leadership.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. John Quincy Adams
Valor.
Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character. Calvin Coolidge
Discernment.
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong. Abraham Lincoln
Heart.
Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kindness.
Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage. Theodore Roosevelt
Faith.
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. Abraham Lincoln
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