The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.
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Nothing from man's hands, no law, nor constitution, can be final. Truth alone is final.Charles Sumner
Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I will build a schoolhouse in every valley over the whole earth. I will crown every hillside with a place of worship consecrated to peace.
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We have never dealt with the dollars we are dealing with today,
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The age of chivalry has gone; the age of humanity has come.
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No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind.
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I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded when old.
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