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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Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness.

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The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.

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Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults.

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

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Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out.

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

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