Quote by John Burns
In this work I have received the opposition of a number of men who

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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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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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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What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? – Vincent Van Gogh

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A man of great common sense and good taste – meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage. – George Bernard Shaw

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It often takes more courage to change ones opinion than to keep it. – Willy Brandt

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Courage is always the surest wisdom. – Wilfred Grenfell

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