A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation.
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I see students all over and around the building. It looks nothing like a school. It looks like a country club.
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Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is body without mind.
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