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 like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
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I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
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Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations -- entangling alliances with none.
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The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.