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The real use of gunpowder is to make all men tall. - Thomas Carlyl

The real use of gunpowder is to make all men tall. – Thomas Carlyle

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The condition of the most passionate enthusiast is to be preferred over the individual who, because of the fear of making a mistake, wont in the end affirm or deny anything. – Thomas Carlyle

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I have known war as few men now living know it. Its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes. – Douglas MacArthur

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Men are like the stars some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive. – Jose Marti

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There are more men ennobled by study than by nature. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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It is a clear truth that those who every day barter away other mens liberty will soon care little for their own. – James Otis

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