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We came to America, either ourselves or in the persons of our ancestors, to better the ideals of men, to make them see finer things than they had seen before, to get rid of the things that divide and to make sure of the things that unite.

Woodrow Wilson

The history of liberty is a history of resistance.
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History Liberty Resistance
Responsibility is proportionate to opportunity.
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Opportunity Responsibility
The ordinary literary man, even though he be an eminent historian, is ill-fitted to be a mentor in affairs of government. For… things are for the most part very simple in books, and in practical life very complex.
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Affair Complex Literacy Man Ordinary
If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.
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Conscience Dog Examination Face Home Yourself
A presidential campaign may easily degenerate into a mere personal contest, and so lose its real dignity. There is no indispensable man.
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Dignity Easy Lose Man Personal President
The seed of revolution is repression.
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One Liner Oppression Revolution
When correcting a child, the goal is to apply light, not heat.
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Children Heat Light
I believe in Democracy because it releases the energies of every human being.
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Believe Democracy Energy Human Myself
Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice.
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Heart Loyalty Myself Principle Sacrifice
The Bible is the one supreme source of revelation of the meaning of life, the nature of God and spiritual nature and need of men. It is the only guide of life which really leads the spirit in the way of peace and salvation.
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Leadership Nature Peace Reveal Salvation Source Spiritual
Benevolence does not consist in those who are prosperous pitying and helping those who are not. It consists in fellow feeling that puts you upon actually the same level with the fellow who suffers.
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Help Level Prosperity Suffering
I have the feeling that he would rather see a good cause fail than succeed if he were not the head of it.
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Failure Feeling Goodness Head
A man may be defeated by his own secondary successes.
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Defeat Himself Man Success
There was a time when corporations played a minor part in our business affairs, but now they play the chief part, and most men are the servants of corporations.
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Cooperation Man Play Servant Time
The right is more precious than peace.
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Peace Precious Right
It does not become America that within her borders, where every man is free to follow the dictates of his conscience, men should raise the cry of church against church. To do that is to strike at the very spirit and heart of America.
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Border Conscience Dictate Heart Himself Spirit

We came to America, either ourselves or in the persons of our ancestors, to better the ideals of men, to make them see finer things than they had seen before, to get rid of the things that divide and to make sure of the things that unite.

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We came to America, either ourselves or in the persons of our ancestors, to better the ideals of men, to make them see finer things than they had seen before, to get rid of the things that divide and to make sure of the things that unite.

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