It is absurd to say that there are neither ruins nor curiosities in America, when they have their mothers and their manners.
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Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to the growth of art.
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He was a hero to his valet, who bullied him, and a terror to most of his relations, whom he bullied in turn. Only England could have produced him, and he always said that the country was going to the dogs. His principles were out of date, but there was a good deal to be said for his prejudices.
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A man's very highest moment is, I have no doubt at all, when he kneels in the dust, and beats his breast, and tells all the sins of his life.
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