Quote by Robert Hall
Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is t

Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is the most delightful. The attention concentrated on one individual gives a unity to the materials of which it is composed, which is wanting in general history. – Robert Hall

Other quotes by Robert Hall

Rising health care spending occurs because it is beneficial, not a burden on the economy. – Robert Hall

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Health
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War is nothing less than a temporary repeal of the principles of virtue. It is a system out of which almost all the virtues are excluded, and in which nearly all the vices are included. – Robert Hall

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War
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In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits. – Robert Hall

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Great men are usually the products of their times and one of the men developed by these times takes rank with the greatest railroad leaders in history. – John Moody

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If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament – disarmament follows peace. – Bernard Baruch

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History

Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history. – Arthur Henderson

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History

I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French. – Charles de Gaulle

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History

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Projecting a persuasive image of a desirable and practical future is extremely important to high morale, to dynamism, to consensus, and in general to help the wheels of society turn smoothly. – Herman Kahn

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Painting is by nature a luminous language. – Robert Delaunay

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Job plunges into a series of demands on and accusations of God which may be and indeed are epigrams of high intelligence, but are not noticeably patient. – Charles Williams

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The power I exert on the court depends on the power of my arguments, not on my gender. – Sandra Day OConnor

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