Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.

Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.

A wise man hears one word and understands two.

A wise man hears one word and understands two.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith.

Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking

Unity to be real must stand the severest strain without breaking

The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.

The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.

Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another day.

Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another day.

The universal subjugator, the commonplace.
[Ger., Was uns alle bandigt, das Gemeine.]

The universal subjugator, the commonplace.
[Ger., Was uns alle bandigt, das Gemeine.]

When our two lives grew like two buds that kiss
At lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime,
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When our two lives grew like two buds that kiss
At lightest thrill from the bee's swinging chime,
Because the one so near the other is.

Then join in hand, brave Americans all!
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.

Then join in hand, brave Americans all!
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.