The age of chivalry has gone; the age of humanity has come.

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I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded when old.

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No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind.

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The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.

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From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned.

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From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned. I insist that this shall cease. The country needs repose after all its trials; it deserves repose. And repose can only be found in everlasting principles.

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