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Quote by Frederick Douglass
We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the p

We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future. – Frederick Douglass

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A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it. – Frederick Douglass

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It is not light that we need, but fire it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. – Frederick Douglass

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The future is today. – William Osler

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We need the help of other member countries and leaders who, like us, want to see a change in Europes direction. Thats also my logic when I tell voters that electing me president will not only shape Frances future, but also initiate change across all of Europe. – Francois Hollande

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The future will be the child of the past and the present, even if a rebellious child. – George Crumb

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You never know what the future holds or where my life will take me. – Kim Kardashian

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I havent been baptised. My dads not in the church and is not a religious person. My mum is more spiritual – she does Thai-chi and goes to Stonehenge and things like that. Im proud to be pagan. Finland is not really a religious country. Im still looking for my god. – Ville Valo

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The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number. – William Dean Howells

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A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door thats unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push. – Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Faith is a state of openness or trust. – Alan Watts

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