Quote by Matthew Simpson
Mute though his lips be, yet they still speak. Hushed is his voice

Mute though his lips be, yet they still speak. Hushed is his voice, but its echoes of liberty are ringing through the world, and the sons of bondage listen with joy. – Matthew Simpson

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Another principle is, the deepest affections of our hearts gather around some human form in which are incarnated the living thoughts and ideas of the passing age. – Matthew Simpson

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If, then, knowledge be power, how much more power to we gain through the agency of faith, and what elevation must it give to human character. – Matthew Simpson

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Too often we… enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought. – John F. Kennedy

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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery. – Calvin Coolidge

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A leader is a dealer in hope. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once. – Calvin Coolidge

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