A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
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There never has been devised, and there never will be devised, any law which will enable a man to succeed save by the exercise of those qualities which have always been the prerequisites of success the qualities of hard work, of keen intelligence, of unflinching will.
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At sometime in our lives a devil dwells within us, causes heartbreaks, confusion and troubles, then dies.
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We need the iron qualities that go with true manhood. We need the positive virtues of resolution, of courage, of indomitable will, of power to do without shrinking the rough work that must always be done.
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