Corsicana Lodge No. 174

“The greatest gift of life is friendship and I have received it.” — Brother Hubert H. Humphrey, Vice President and United States Senator

“We represent a fraternity which believes in justice and truth and honorable action in your community... men who are endeavoring to be better citizens... [and] to make a great country greater.” — Brother Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States

“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.” — Brother George Washington, 1st President of the United States

“There is no doubt in my mind that Masonry is the cornerstone of America.” — Brother Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's

“Freemasonry embraces the highest moral laws and will bear the test of any system of ethics or philosophy ever promulgated for the uplift of man.” — Brother Douglas MacArthur, United States Army General

“Love of country is the Mason’s deed; world citizenship is his thought.” — Brother Benjamin Franklin.

“Masonry aims at the promotion of morality and higher living by the cultivation of the social side of man, the rousing in him of the instincts of charity and love of his kind. It rests surely on the foundation of the brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of God.” — Brother Theodore Roosevelt.

“Freemasonry is an ancient and respectable institution, embracing individuals of every nation, of every religion, and of every condition in life. Wealth, power and talents are not necessary to the person of a Freemason. An unblemished character and a virtuous conduct are the only qualifications for admission into the Order.” — Brother Andrew Jackson

“Freemasonry is a science of symbols, in which, by their proper study, a search is instituted after truth, that truth consisting in the knowledge of the divine and human nature of God and the human soul.” — Brother Albert Mackey