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

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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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Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

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When you make it to the top, turn and reach down for the person behind you.

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In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.

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

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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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