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That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.

Woodrow Wilson

We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.
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America was born a Christian nation.
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Born Nation Religious
“Genius is divine perseverance.” Divine patience I believe he originally used, perseverance is better in my opinion. Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness but perseverance all can have.
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Bright Genius Myself Original Perseverance
The great monopoly in this country is the money monopoly. So long as it exists, our old variety of freedom and individual energy of development are out of the question.
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Country Development Greatness Money Question
It is not an army that we must train for war; it is a nation.
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Nation Training War
Conformity will be the only virtue and any man who refuses to conform will have to pay the penalty.
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Man Pay Penalty Refuse Virtue
All things come to him who waits – provided he knows what he is waiting for.
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Knowledge Patience Wait Wisdom
Liberty does not consist in mere declarations of the rights of man. It consists in the translation of those declarations into definite action.
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Action Declaration Liberty Right Translation
A man may be defeated by his own secondary successes.
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Defeat Himself Man Success
Men grow by having responsibility laid upon them.
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Growth Man Responsibility
Absolute identity with one’s cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.
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Condition Identity Leadership Reason
If you wish your children to be Christians you must really take the trouble to be Christian yourselves. Those are the only terms upon which the home will work the gracious miracle.
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Children Grace Home Miracle Religious Trouble
Men are not put into this world to go the path of ease, they are put into this world to go the path of pain and struggle.
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Man Pain Path Struggle World
There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.
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Goodness Greatness Human Religion Service Work
The world must be made safe for democracy.
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Democracy Safety World
Power consists in one’s capacity to link his will with the purpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.
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Capacity Cooperation Gift Leadership Power

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