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He showed that fame may be won and what services be rendered by a

He showed that fame may be won and what services be rendered by a plain son of the people unaided by any gifts of fortune. – James Bryce

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The People, though we think of a great entity when we use the word, means nothing more than so many millions of individual men. – James Bryce

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Government
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Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows. – James Bryce

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Mistakes
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There is a hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which pervades the instrument of 1787. It is the work of men who believed in original sin, and were resolved to leave open for transgressors no door which they could possibly shut. – James Bryce

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Sin
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Eternity alone can reveal to the human race its debt of gratitude to the peerless and immortal name of Washington. – James A. Garfield

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Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct. – Thomas Jefferson

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War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today. – John F. Kennedy

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Presidents Day

History, in general, only informs us what bad government is. – Thomas Jefferson

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The care that we bestow on our person is a species of politeness towards others… – Charles Blanc, Art in Ornament and Dress, 1875

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If people want to get into leadership through corrupt practices, through corrupt means, I think thats detestable we have to take action. – Jakaya Kikwete

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Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories. – Arthur C. Clarke

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But every time our ability to access information and to communicate it to others is improved, in some sense we have achieved an increase over natural intelligence. – Vernor Vinge

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