The lesson of history is rarely learned by the actors themselves. – James A. Garfield
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The important thing today is not what we say of Lincoln but what Lincoln would say of us if he were here in this hour and could note the drift and tendency in American life and American politics. – Stephen Samuel Wise
In executing the duties of my present important station, I can promise nothing but purity of intentions, and, in carrying these into effect, fidelity and diligence. – George Washington
Well, the thing about great fictional characters from literature, and the reason that theyre constantly turned into characters in movies, is that they completely speak to what makes people human. – Keira Knightley
To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavors with his utmost care to hide his poverty from others, and his idleness from himself. – Samuel Johnson
