Quote by John Fiske
We shall be inclined to pronounce the voyage that led to the way t

We shall be inclined to pronounce the voyage that led to the way to this New World as the most epoch-making event of all that have occurred since the birth of Christ. – John Fiske

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We now witness the constructive work on a foundation that will endure through the ages. That foundation is the god of science – revealed to us in terms that will harmonize with our intelligence. – John Fiske

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Whose indomitable spirit changed the face of the earth for us. – Edmund Arthur Helps

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Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. – Robert F. Kennedy

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He stands out among the beacon lights of history as a man of vision dominated by a definite purpose. – John George Jones

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