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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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Courage is sometimes frail as hope is frail: a fragile shoot between two stones that grows brave toward the sun though warmth and brightness fail, striving and faith the only strength it knows. – Frances Rodman

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Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than anothers fear. – Umberto Eco

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I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to go places – uprightness and strength and courage and civil respect and anything that affects the probabilities of failure on the part of those that are closest to me, that concerns me – I find fault. – Branch Rickey

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As a gay Jewish white South African, I belong to quite a lot of minority groups. You constantly have to question who you are, what you are and whether you have the courage to be who you are. – Antony Sher

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Its not the normal way to look at things but I experienced death at a really young age and because of that its been part of my mental landscape that death is really very possible. – Cate Blanchett

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This relationship is going to be built on trust. – Marla Maples

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I find forgiveness to be really healthy. – Ben Affleck

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