I have a fine lot of telescopes. I have one with which I can see the Mountains in the Moon.
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At the time I first embarked in the business I was worth five thousand dollars in real estate which rented for enough to support my family.Ezra Cornell
Enquire what the effect of large endowments are upon colleges.
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I read the book with interest, but when Jackson was a candidate in 1828 for the Presidency, I opposed him and voted for Adams. I favored a protective tariff.
Ezra Cornell
As for the Pope, I am too old to be frightened by his shadow, and am quite sure his shadow or Substance will do less harm to the liberties of my country than will a party, who seek to acquire political power by exciting religious bigotry in the minds of their duped followers.
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I want to go where I can be of the most service to the general enterprise.
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Idleness is to the human mind like rust to iron.
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