~~Misc~~

Now one of two things is true: Either a republic is a desirable form of government, or else it is not. If it is, then we should have it, if it is not, then we ought not to pretend that we have it.
~~Anna Shaw (1847-1919) American woman-suffrage leader ~~


It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.
~~Vice President Dick Cheney~~


Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
~~President John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States~~


A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
~~Joseph Campbell, American Writer~~

I've been rich and I've been poor. It's better to be rich.
Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.
~~Gertrude Stein, American author ~~


Even so, one step from my grave, I believe that cruelty, spite, The powers of darkness will in time, Be crushed by the spirit of light.
~~Boris Pasternak, Russian Author (1890-1960)~~


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