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"When God made the oyster, he guaranteed his absolute economic and social security. He built the oyster a house, his shell, to shelter and protect him from his enemies.... But when God made the Eagle, He declared, "The blue sky is the limit-build your own house!".... The Eagle, not the oyster, is the emblem of America."	America
"Give me a child for the first seven years, and you may do what you like with him afterwards."	Children
"Monday's child is fair in face,Tuesday's child is full of grace,Wednesday's child is full of woe,Thursday's child has far to go,Friday's child is loving and giving,Saturday's child works hard for its living;And a child that's born on a Christmas day,Is fair and wise, good and gay."	Children
"Here Sunday, April, 9th, 1865, after four years of heroic struggle in defense of the principles believed to be fundamental to the existence of our government, Lee surrendered 9,000 men, the remnant of an army still unconquered in spirit, to 118,000 men under Grant."	Anti-Religion, War
"Democracy is cumbersome, slow and inefficient, but in due time, the voice of the people will be heard and their latent wisdom will prevail."	Economics, Democracy
"I've seen the elephant, and I've heard the owl, and I've been to the other side of the mountain."	Experience
"I often wish ... that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease."	Facts
"Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it resides in the hearts and souls of the citizens."	Justice
"Some citizens are so good that nothing a leader can do will make them better. Others are so incorrigible that nothing can be done to improve them. But the great bulk of the people go with the moral tide of the moment. The leader must help create that tide."	Leadership
"With willing hearts and skillful hands, the difficult we do at once; the impossible takes a bit longer."	Military
"Until you've been in politicsyou've never really been aliveit's rough and sometimes it'sdirty and it's always hardwork and tedious detailsBut, it's the only sport for grownups-all othergames are for kids. -Heinlein"	Politics
"I asked God for strength, that I might achieveI was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey ...I asked for health, that I might do greater thingsI was given infirmity, that I might do better things ...I asked for riches, that I might be happyI was given poverty, that I might be wise ...I asked for power, that I might have the praise of menI was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God ...I asked for all things, that I might enjoy lifeI was given life that I might enjoy all things ...I got nothing that I asked for-but everything I had hoped forAlmost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.I am, among all men, most richly blessed."	Prayer
"May the road rise to meet you.May the wind be ever at your backMay the Good Lord keep you in the hollow of His hand.May your heart be as warm as your hearthstone.And when you come to diemay the wail of the poorbe the only sorrowyou'll leave behind.May God bless you always."	Prayer
"O God, thy sea is so great, and my boat is so small."	Prayer
"HERE were held thetown-meetings thatushered in the RevolutionHERE Samuel Adams, James Otisand Joseph Warren exhortedHERE the men of Boston provedthemselves independentcourageous freemenworthy to raise issueswhich were to concern theliberty and happinessof millions yet unborn"	Anti-Religion, War
"We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success."	Success
"It became necessary to destroy the town to save it."	Anti-Religion, War
"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed."	Anti-Religion, War
"We know we're getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it."	Anti-God, Birth
"We know we're getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it."	Anti-God, Birthdays
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