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It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics. - Thomas Carly

It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics. – Thomas Carlyle

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Nothing that was worthy in the past departs no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or can die. – Thomas Carlyle

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Truth
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Thomas Carlyle
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Mans unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his greatness; it is because there is an Infinite in him, which with all his cunning he cannot quite bury under the Finite. – Thomas Carlyle

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Sadness
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Thomas Carlyle
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Hope
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We hope President Obama will now respect the will of the people, change course, and commit to making the changes they are demanding. To the extent he is willing to do this, we are ready to work with him. – John Boehner

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Hope

When too many Americans dont vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see disappointment and even outrage. And I believe that out of this frustration can come hope and action. – Paul Wellstone

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Hope

To my utter despair I have discovered, and discover every day anew, that there is in the masses no revolutionary idea or hope or passion. – Mikhail Bakunin

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Hope

I hope to keep entertaining in some way until I cant physically entertain any longer. Its what I was born to do, and I love this profession. – Bette Midler

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Hope

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