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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 we look at the realm of knowledge, how exceedingly small and limited is that part acquired through our own senses how wide is that we gain from other sources. – Matthew Simpson

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Napoleon was probably the equal at least of Washington in intellect, his superior in education. Both of them were successful in serving the state. – Matthew Simpson

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I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him “father.” – Will Rogers

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He raised his hands, not to strike, but in benediction. Lincoln was the grandest figure of the fiercest civil war. He is the gentlest memory of our world. – Robert G. Ingersoll

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Lincoln had faith in time, and time has justified his faith. – Benjamin Harrison

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What is conservatism? Is it not adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried? – Abraham Lincoln

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