Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a pr

Every reform was once a private opinion, and when it shall be a private opinion again, it will solve the problem of the age. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Why, Sir, most schemes of political improvement are very laughable things. – Samuel Johnson

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A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat. – Lydia Maria Child

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