Quote by Robert Frost
I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the

I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power. – Robert Frost

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Slave to a springtime passion for the earth.
How Love burns through the Putting in the Seed
On through the watching for that early birth
When, just as the soil tarnishes with weed,
The sturdy seedling with arched body comes
Shouldering its way and shedding the earth crumbs. – Robert Frost

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Education doesnt change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard. – Robert Frost

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The father is always a Republican toward his son, and his mother’s always a Democrat. – Robert Frost

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The truth is, of course, that history is not completed in modern commerce any more than philosophy is perfected in political economy. In other words, there is nothing timeless or God-given about filling stations and penicillin and plastic bags. – James Buchan

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Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering. – Theodore Roosevelt

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Americans are rising to the tasks of history, and they expect the same of us. – George W. Bush

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History only exists, in the final analysis, for God. – Albert Camus, The Rebel

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