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"Whenever this effect shall be produced among us; whenever the vicious portion of [our] population shall be permitted to gather in bands of hundreds and thousands, and burn churches, ravage and rob pro…"

"The whole Bill looks like an attempt on the part of the Government to gratify a small but noisy section of their own supporters and to purchase a little popularity in the constituencies by dealing har…"

"It is the the­ory of the Pro­tec­tion­ist that imports are an evil. He thinks that if you shut out the for­eign imported man­u­fac­tured goods you will make these goods your­selves, in addi­tion to th…"

"The old Conservative Party, with its religious convictions and constitutional principles, will disappear, and a new Party will arise like perhaps the Republican Party of the United States of America—r…"

"Every tribesman has a blood feud with his neighbor. Every man’s hand is against the other, and all against the stranger....Every influence, every motive, that provokes the spirit of murder among men, …"

"Women who discharge their duty to the state viz marrying and giving birth to children are adequately represented by their husbands."

"A free people [claim] their rights, as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate."

"[I]t is not true that we shall necessarily progress if our political conditions undergo a change, irrespectively of the manner in which it is brought about. If the means employed are impure, the chang…"

"We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change."

""The only real, dignified, human doctrine is the greatest good of all, and this can only be achieved by uttermost self-sacrifice.""

"It is wrong to consider that courts are established for the benefit of the people. Those who want to perpetuate their power do so through the courts. If people were to settle their own quarrels, a thi…"

"I am much obliged by the kind present you have made us of your edition of Vattel. It came to us in good season, when the circumstances of a rising state make it necessary frequently to consult The Law…"

"[A] great Empire, like a great Cake, is most easily diminished at the Edges."

"Can sweetening our tea, &c. with sugar, be a circumstance of such absolute necessity? Can the petty pleasure thence arising to the taste, compensate for so much misery produced among our fellow creatu…"

"[Referring to private hospital funding alone:] That won't work, it will never be enough, good health care costs a lot of money, remembering 'the distant parts of this province' in which 'assistance ca…"

"There is much talk about "jingoism". If by "jingoism" they mean a policy in pursuance of which Americans will with resolution and common sense insist upon our rights being respected by foreign powers,…"

"I don’t go so far as to think that the only good Indian is the dead Indian, but I believe nine out of every ten are, and I shouldn’t like to inquire too closely into the case of the tenth."

"The most vicious cowboy has more moral principle than the average Indian."

"By God, if you try anything like that, I'll kick you, I'll bite you, I'll kick you in the balls. I'll do anything to you — you'd better leave me alone."

"Experience is the best legacy men could possess and never desert in life."

"During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a d…"

"For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."

"It is fit and proper to raise the question sharply, what is this rigid color-bar in the administration of justice? Why is it that in this courtroom I face a white magistrate, am confronted by a white …"

"In its proper meaning equality before the law means the right to participate in the making of the laws by which one is governed, a constitution which guarantees democratic rights to all sections of th…"

"There are thousands of people who feel that it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and non-violence — against a government whose only reply is savage attacks on an unarmed and defen…"

"Love the battle between chaos and imagination. Remember: Acting is living truthfully in imaginary circumstances. Remember: Acting is the way to live the greatest number of lives. Remember: Acting is t…"

"To insist on one's place in the scheme of things and to live up to that place.To empower others in their reaching for some place in the scheme of things. To do these things is to make fairy tales come…"

"I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge — That myth is more potent than history. I believe that dreams are more powerful than facts —That hope always triumphs over experience — That laug…"

"The future announces itself from afar. But most people are not listening. The noisy clatter of the present drowns out the tentative sound of things to come. The sound of the new does not fit old perce…"

""One of the reasons why mature people are apt to learn less than young people is that they are willing to risk less. Learning is a risky business, and they do not like failure.""

"History never looks like history when you are living through it. It always looks confusing and messy, and it always feels uncomfortable."

"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all. Such extremism comes easi…"

"One country, one constitution, one destiny."

"“What is an oath?” ... [I]t is founded on a degree of consciousness that there is a Power above us that will reward our virtues or punish our vices. ... [O]ur system of oaths in all our courts, by whi…"

"On this question of principle, while actual suffering was yet afar off, they [the Colonies] raised their flag against a power to which, for purposes of foreign conquest and subjugation, Rome in the he…"

"A strong impression that something must be done, is the origin of many bad measures."

"When peace comes, we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our sons, but it will be harder for us to forgive them for having forced us to kill their sons."

"If we have to have a choice between dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we'd rather be alive and have the bad image."

"It is the tragedy of our generation, that small nations have not yet gained the security of exercising their natural right—namely that of being masters of their own destiny."

"Is it really asking too much for a people to want to decide its own fate; to demand that it alone shall choose flow and by whom it shall be governed; that its young people if they rise against what th…"

"It is a dreadful thing to see the dead city. Next to the port I found children, women, the old, waiting for a way to leave. I entered the houses, there were houses where the coffee and pita bread were…"

"This cause will roll on in majesty and power to fill the earth. Doors now closed to the preaching of the gospel will be opened. The Almighty, if necessary, may have to shake the nations to humble them…"

"[W]ithout hard work, nothing grows but weeds."

"Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult."

"Those who will not be counselled, cannot be helped. More souls are ruined by pride than by any other sin whatever."

"Venice by moonlight is an enchanted city; the floods of silver light upon the moresco architecture, the perfect absence of all harsh sounds of carts and carriages, the never-ceasing music on the water…"

"Verona is full of pictures which have never been painted. Every step excites emotion and gives rise to unaffected reflection. In the course of a short stroll, you may pass by a Roman amphitheatre, sti…"

"[I]n speaking of Italy, romance has omitted for once to exaggerate."

"Head of Christ by Morales, exactly as in the description in the pseudo letter of the Roman Proconsul. Morales well entitled to his surname of Divino... [T]he auburn locks seem only prevented from grow…"

"Sybil, or The Two Nations (1845)."

"If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means "First Attempt In Learning". End is not the end, in fact E.N.D. means "Effort Never Dies." If you get No as an answer, remember N.O. means "Next Oppor…"

"All birds find shelter during a rain, but eagle avoids rain by flying above the clouds. Problems are common, but attitude makes the difference."

"Difficulties in your life do not come to destroy but to help you realize your hidden potential and power. Let difficulties know that you too are difficult."

"Creativity is seeing the same thing, but thinking differently."

"Small aim is a crime, have a great aim."

"Excellence happens not by accident, it is a process."

"The best brains of a nation may be in the last bench of a classroom."

"Dream, dream, dream. Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action."

"If you want to shine like a star, first you have to burn like a star."

"Most people: they take birth. Earn a living, and, then, they die. Never follow them."