6 cryptograms to solve with a pencil. Each letter of the quote has been swapped for another letter, and the same swap holds all the way through.
20 pt ciphertext — the size a newspaper puzzle page never gives you. 26 pt ciphertext with wide letter spacing and room to write. Both sizes print on US Letter with the answer key on its own page.
Printing this web page instead? Press Ctrl+P (⌘+P on a Mac). The navigation and buttons drop away, and the answer key prints on its own page — open it below first if you want it included.
Decoder — write your answer under each cipher letter:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Solver's cheat sheet
Most common letters
E T A O I N S H R D L U
Most common 1-letter words
A I
Most common 2-letter words
OF TO IN IT IS BE AS AT SO WE HE BY OR ON DO IF ME MY UP AN GO NO US AM
Most common 3-letter words
THE AND FOR ARE BUT NOT YOU ALL ANY CAN HER WAS ONE OUR OUT DAY GET HAS HIM HIS HOW MAN NEW NOW OLD SEE TWO WAY WHO BOY DID ITS LET PUT SAY SHE TOO USE
Common double letters
LL EE SS OO TT FF RR NN PP CC
Common word endings
-ING -ION -ENT -TION -LY -ED -ER -EST
After an apostrophe
T (don't) S (it's) RE (we're) VE (I've) LL (we'll) D (I'd)
“Every man must be guaranteed his liberty and his right to do as he likes with his property or his labor, so long as he does not infringe the rights of others.”— Theodore Roosevelt, 1903, Third Annual Message to CongressCipher key: A=B B=E C=Z D=M E=X F=G G=C H=P I=Y J=R K=T L=V M=H N=W O=I P=U Q=S R=A S=D T=J U=Q V=L W=K X=O Y=N Z=F
“Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory.”— Charles Wolfe, 1817, The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna (in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed., 1891)Cipher key: A=M B=V C=H D=B E=C F=W G=Y H=U I=X J=F K=J L=K M=Q N=P O=E P=O Q=S R=D S=L T=N U=R V=G W=A X=T Y=Z Z=I
“We must preserve not only the bodies of the unemployed from destitution but also their self-respect, their self-reliance and courage and determination.”— Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935, State of the Union AddressCipher key: A=N B=I C=V D=B E=H F=Y G=J H=G I=W J=U K=L L=K M=A N=D O=Q P=C Q=X R=P S=T T=R U=S V=Z W=M X=F Y=O Z=E
“Take away then, when thou choosest, thy opinion, and like a mariner who has doubled the promontory, thou wilt find calm, everything stable, and a waveless bay.”— Marcus Aurelius, 1862, Meditations (George Long translation, 1862)Cipher key: A=O B=D C=K D=X E=N F=L G=T H=U I=J J=Y K=M L=I M=P N=B O=Z P=W Q=V R=S S=Q T=C U=H V=G W=A X=E Y=F Z=R
“We Americans have always believed in freedom of opportunity, and equality of opportunity remains one of the principal objectives of our national life.”— Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1945, State of the Union AddressCipher key: A=U B=V C=R D=Y E=G F=H G=T H=P I=B J=F K=A L=C M=S N=Z O=X P=L Q=J R=D S=M T=E U=Q V=W W=O X=N Y=K Z=I
“Contemplating the internal situation as well as the external relations of the United States, we discover equal cause for contentment and satisfaction.”— George Washington, 1795, Seventh Annual Message to CongressCipher key: A=G B=M C=Z D=I E=P F=V G=D H=T I=O J=N K=E L=B M=H N=S O=Q P=C Q=J R=X S=R T=U U=W V=F W=L X=Y Y=A Z=K