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Did our past presidents have something specific in mind when they made these remarks? Hurry, unscramble their names and quotes, and then match them up. Current and future presidents could use their sage advice.
1. Nczp Dfmpjh Ixibe
2. Lkculk Z. G. Wfez
3. Luctku Joktkoipx
4. Xgmlzv X. Kmekpzcgku
5. Foheeke E. Luipv
6. Zkuwkuv Zcctku
1. Coxku bkp xkjoiuk giu. Wfv mv me vzk hcfvz vziv bfev ymlzv ipx xmk.
2. Gk gmoo wipaufqv cfuekotke mp vzk timp ekiujz ycu iwecofvk ekjfumvh.
3. M zitk pktku ixtcjivkx giu ksjkqv ie i bkipe cy qkijk.
4. M wip vkoo hcf vzme. My M'b ktku mp i qcemvmcp vc jioo vzk ezcve, M'b pcv lcmpl vc ufez vc ekpx ecbkcpk koek'e amx mpvc i giu.
5. Ibkumji xcke pcv lc iwucix mp ekiujz cy bcpevkue vc xkevuch.
6. Vzk Fpavkx Evivke mx pcv i pivmcp nc szmjz qkijk mx i pkjkeemvh.
1. Nczp Dfmpjh Ixibe
2. Lkculk Z. G. Wfez
3. Luctku Joktkoipx
4. Xgmlzv X. Kmekpzcgku
5. Foheeke E. Luipv
6. Zkuwkuv Zcctku
1. Coxku bkp xkjoiuk giu. Wfv mv me vzk hcfvz vziv bfev ymlzv ipx xmk.
2. Gk gmoo wipaufqv cfuekotke mp vzk timp ekiujz ycu iwecofvk ekjfumvh.
3. M zitk pktku ixtcjivkx giu ksjkqv ie i bkipe cy qkijk.
4. M wip vkoo hcf vzme. My M'b ktku mp i qcemvmcp vc jioo vzk ezcve, M'b pcv lcmpl vc ufez vc ekpx ecbkcpk koek'e amx mpvc i giu.
5. Ibkumji xcke pcv lc iwucix mp ekiujz cy bcpevkue vc xkevuch.
6. Vzk Fpavkx Evivke mx pcv i pivmcp nc szmjz qkijk mx i pkjkeemvh.
Hint
W = BY = F
N = J
Q = P
T = V
Answer
1 and 5John Quincy Adams, "America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy."
2 and 4
George H. W. Bush, "I can tell you this; if I'm ever in a position to call the shots, I'm not going to rush to send someone else's kid into a war."
3 and 6
Grover Cleveland, "The United States is not a nation to which peace is a necessity."
4 and 2
Dwight D. Eisenhower, "We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security."
5 and 3
Ulysses S. Grant, "I have never advocated war except as a means of peace."
6 and 1
Herbert Hoover, "Older men declare war, but it is the youth that must fight and die."
I = A
W = B
J = C
X = D
Y = F
L = G
Z = H
M - I
N = J
A = K
O = L
B = M
P = N
C = O
Q = P
D = Q
U = R
E = S
V = T
F = U
T = V
G = W
S = X
H = Y
R = Z
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Comments
I liked it. But it is alot to figure out in one teaser.
Thanks. I wondered if I had made it too long, but they all seemed to fit together in the realm of things so I put them together.
Dec 08, 2006
Yes a long one to work out, very well done. A few errors in spelling translation, especially in quote number 6. Thanks for posting though!
Dec 09, 2006
There is an error in the presidential names: it's not Ulysses A. Grant, it's Ulysses S. Grant, and that stumped me for a while.
Two thumbs up Vlerma!! Love the quotes!! Whewww..... took some work tho!!
COOL!!!
I think I get the hint...
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