Quote by John Burns
The Thames is liquid history. - John Burns

The Thames is liquid history. – John Burns

Other quotes by John Burns

In this work I have received the opposition of a number of men who only advocate the unobtainable because the immediately possible is beyond their moral courage, administrative ability, and their political prescience. – John Burns

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Courage
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I want the municipality to be a helping hand to the man with a desire of sympathy, to help the fallen when it is not in their power to help themselves. – John Burns

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Sympathy
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You come before me this morning with clean hands and clean collars. I want you to have clean tongues, clean manners, clean morals and clean characters. – John Burns

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Morning
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Other Quotes from
History
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Violence is a part of America. I dont want to single out rap music. Lets be honest. Americas the most violent country in the history of the world, thats just the way it is. Were all affected by it. – Spike Lee

Category:
History

Radical historians now tell the story of Thanksgiving from the point of view of the turkey. – Mason Cooley

Category:
History

History could pass for a scarlet text, its jot and title graven red in human blood. – Eldridge Cleaver

Category:
History

History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions. – Ted Koppel

Category:
History

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For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of power which he has secured. For the vanquished it means resigning himself to the position left to him. – Gustav Stresemann

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Peace

Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment. – Mahatma Gandhi

Category:
Fear

It was an amazing adventure, it was my dream to be in an American musical… I really hope you are going to love what you are going to see. – Marion Cotillard

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amazing

A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end… but not necessarily in that order. – Jean Luc Godard

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Writing