I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country... corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.

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If you have never failed you have never lived.

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The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.

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I do not boast that God is on my side, I humbly pray that I am on God's side.

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It is a sin to be silent when it is your duty to protest.

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We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.

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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

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Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

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You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.

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Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.

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