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

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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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You must remember that some things legally right are not morally right.

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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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How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.

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

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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

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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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If we exchange one dollar, we both have one dollar each. But if we exchange one good thought, we both have two good thoughts

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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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