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What every man seeks is satisfaction. He deceives himself so long as he imagines it to lie in self-indulgence.

Woodrow Wilson

The whole purpose of democracy is that we may hold counsel with one another, so as not to depend upon the understanding of one man.
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Counseling Democracy Man Purpose Understand
America cannot be an ostrich with its head in the sand.
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Country Head
Understanding is the soil in which grow all the fruits of friendship.
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Friendship Fruit Growth Understand
The right is more precious than peace.
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Peace Precious Right
When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing.
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Care Growth Man Myself Observation
If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if an hour, I am ready now.
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Myself Preparation Ready Time
One of the proofs of the divinity of our gospel is the preaching it has survived.
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Divine Evidence Oneself Preach Survive
The fewer the desires, the more peace.
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Desire Peace Spiritual
We cannot be separated in interest or divided in purpose. We stand together until the end.
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Division End Interest Purpose Separate Stand Togetherness
The shadows that now lie dark upon our path will soon be dispelled and we shall walk with the light all about us if we but be true to ourselves.
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Darkness Light Ourselves Path Shadow True
Government ought to be all outside and no inside. Everybody knows that corruption thrives in secret places, and avoids public places, and we believe it a fair presumption that secrecy means impropriety.
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Avoid Believe Corruption Government Place Public Secret Thrive
The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.
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Inspirational Man Stream Strength
It’s harder for a leader to be born in a palace than to be born in a cabin.
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Born Hard Leadership Palace
I believe that soldiers will bear me out in saying that both come in time of battle. I take it that the moral courage comes in going into the battle, and the physical courage in staying in.
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Battle Believe Courage Moral Physical Soldier Stay
Any man that resists the present tides that run in the world, will find himself thrown upon a shore so high and barren that it will seem he has been separated from his human kind forever.
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Forever Himself Human Kind Man Resistance World
A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt.
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Change Consult Doubt

What every man seeks is satisfaction. He deceives himself so long as he imagines it to lie in self-indulgence.

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