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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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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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With Pearl Jam, everybody is so good at what they do, its hard to get up the courage to say, Can I sing this part, or, I want to play guitar. I feel like I have more courage to do that. – Jeff Ament

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Courage

It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base. – Jean Anouilh

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Courage

We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it. – Barry Lopez

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Courage

Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isnt original sin. Hes born with the tragedy that he has to grow up… a lot of people dont have the courage to do it. – Helen Hayes

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Courage

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Society questions the police and their methods, and the police say, Do you want the criminals off the street or not? – Kurt Russell

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But I feel truly wowed by the architecture and the meaning of the architecture if you get lost in it and think about the man hours in the smallest little chapel, and the love involved. God its fantastic. – Paul Bettany

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It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or a book. – Cyril Connolly, The Unquiet Grave, 1945

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During the decades after Brown v. Board of Education there was terrific progress. Tens of thousands of public schools were integrated racially. During that time the gap between black and white achievement narrowed. – Jonathan Kozol

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