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The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it

The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman: if it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world. – Walt Whitman

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I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I dont believe I deserved my friends. – Walt Whitman

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funny
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Walt Whitman
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Press close bare-bosomed night — press close magnetic nourishing night! Night of south winds! night of the large few stars! Still nodding night! mad naked summer night. – Walt Whitman

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Night, Nighttime
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Walt Whitman
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No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our own guidance. – Henry Miller

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Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society. – John Adams

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No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men. – Thomas Carlyle

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My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it. – Mark Twain

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What we heard today was not fiscal leadership from our Commander-in-Chief, what we heard today was a political broadside from our Campaigner-in-Chief. – Paul Ryan

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When obedience to the Divine precepts keeps pace with knowledge, in the mind of any man, that man is a Christian and when the fruits of Christianity are produced, that man is a disciple of our blessed Lord, let his profession of religion be what it may. – Joseph Lancaster

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Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear. – Bertolt Brecht

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The war we are fighting today against terrorism is a multifaceted fight. We have to use every tool in our toolkit to wage this war – diplomacy, finance, intelligence, law enforcement, and of course, military power – and we are developing new tools as we go along. – Richard Armitage

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