Quote by James Garfield
Territory is but the body of a nation. The people who inhabit its

Territory is but the body of a nation. The people who inhabit its hills and valleys are its soul, its spirit, its life. – James Garfield

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Most human organizations that fall short of their goals do so not because of stupidity or faulty doctrines, but because of internal decay and rigidification. They grow stiff in the joints. They get in a rut. They go to seed. – James Garfield

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The men who succeed best in public life are those who take the risk of standing by their own convictions. – James Garfield

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Commitment
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We sleep peacefully at night, cradled by the big strong hands of America. – Val Saintsbury

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Men love their country, not because it is great, but because it is their own. – Seneca

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National honor is national property of the highest value. – James Monroe, first inaugural address, 4 March 1817

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Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am an American. America is the only idealistic nation in the world. – Woodrow Wilson

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Many have fallen with the bottle in their hand. – American Indian Proverb

The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death. – Michel de Montaigne

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Destiny = our free will + God’s free will – Terri Guillemets

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I refuse to consign the whole male sex to the nursery. I insist on believing that some men are my equals. – Brigid Brophy

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