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Quote by William McKinley
Thats all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an examp

Thats all a man can hope for during his lifetime – to set an example – and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history. – William McKinley

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To him was given the duty and responsibility of making that great classic of liberty, the Declaration of Independence, no longer an empty promise, but a glorious fulfillment. – William McKinley

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They can shout down the head of the physics department at Cal Tech. – James Stockdale

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We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world. – Tony Blair

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Be as a tower firmly set Shakes not its top for any blast that blows. – Dante Alighieri

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If I didnt have a front-row seat on history, it was at least a seat on the aisle. – Dan Rather

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The most melancholy thing about human nature, is, that a man may guide others into the path of salvation, without walking in it himself; that he may be a pilot, and yet a castaway. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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