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“Gen. Winfield Scott’s address to the Cherokee Nation”

“Peace won by compromise is usually a short lived achievement.”

“Winfield Scott letters”

“Memoirs of Lieut.-General Scott, LL.D. by Winfield Scott, Vol.1 - Vol. 2”

“Brave rifles! Veterans! You have been baptized in fire and blood and have come out steel!”

“Men of the eleventh! the enemy say we are good at a long shot, but cannot stand the cold iron. I call on you to give the lie to that slander. Charge!”

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"Why there are so many great actresses, so few great woman writers? The erotic urge that lies at the bottom of all art has a feminine and a masculine character. Feminine is the urge to be; masculine th…"

— Max Frisch

Literature1911–1991

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"What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we are told, seriously considering going underground to escape the consequences of his own folly. With a little wisdom and for…"

— J. William Fulbright

Politics1905–1995

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"I began studying philosophy and economics about the same time. The similarity of the two disciplines struck me at once. I found no difficulty in grasping the differences between the great philosophica…"

— Wesley Clair Mitchell

Economics1874–1948

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"While the written word was the foundation, it is apparent that the spoken word was the vehicle for convincing the people. This came with great force and wide range from the successors of Hooker and Wi…"

— Calvin Coolidge

Politics1780–1853

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