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If we work upon marble it will perish. If we work upon brass
time will efface it. If we read more
If we work upon marble it will perish. If we work upon brass
time will efface it. If we rear temples they will crumble to
dust. But if we work upon men's immortal minds, if we imbue them
with high principles, with the just fear of God and love of their
fellow men, we engrave on those tablets something which no time
can efface, and which will brighten and brighten to all eternity.
Independence now: and Independence forever.
Independence now: and Independence forever.
Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would be one of the weakest read more
Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would be one of the weakest creatures; but associated with his kind, he works wonders.
The Avon to the Severn runs,
The Severn, to the sea,
And Wickliff's dust shall spread abroad
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The Avon to the Severn runs,
The Severn, to the sea,
And Wickliff's dust shall spread abroad
Wide as the waters be.
Liberty consists in wholesome restraint.
Liberty consists in wholesome restraint.
Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great read more
Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered.
Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized read more
Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.
Wisdom begins at the end.
Wisdom begins at the end.
This fearful concatenation of circumstances.
This fearful concatenation of circumstances.
Keep cool; anger is not an argument. -Daniel Webster.
Keep cool; anger is not an argument. -Daniel Webster.
