We are part of a country that outshines those that have gone before us and most of those in existence today.

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As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them anything just so long as they get out of the way.

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The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about the shortest.

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The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more vulnerable we are.

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The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.

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The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.

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It does you no good to see the number two or number three man in the corporation-you have to get through to number one.

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Andrew Johnson was a Southerner generally who proclaimed that his native state of Tennessee was a country for white men.

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I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business.

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The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is disgrace that the United States has not done the same.

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