An American BibleAlice Hubbard The Roycrofters, 1912 - 328 pages A collection of quotations from Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Abraham Lincoln, Walt Whitman, Robert Ingersoll, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Elbert Hubbard |
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... honest thought of honest minds . Patriotism is a positive quality — it is love of coun- try , and does not involve hatred of other countries . A patriot is one who loves his country , supports it , and works for its good . His ...
... honest thought of honest minds . Patriotism is a positive quality — it is love of coun- try , and does not involve hatred of other countries . A patriot is one who loves his country , supports it , and works for its good . His ...
Page 100
... honest error must be arrested , where its toleration leads to public ruin . As , for the safety of society , we commit honest maniacs to Bedlam , so judges should be withdrawn from their bench , whose errone- ous biases are leading us ...
... honest error must be arrested , where its toleration leads to public ruin . As , for the safety of society , we commit honest maniacs to Bedlam , so judges should be withdrawn from their bench , whose errone- ous biases are leading us ...
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... honest with him ; tell him that you have told hundreds of them yourself . Tell him it is not the best way ; that you have tried it . Tell him as the man did in Maine when his boy left home , " John , honesty is the best policy ; I have ...
... honest with him ; tell him that you have told hundreds of them yourself . Tell him it is not the best way ; that you have tried it . Tell him as the man did in Maine when his boy left home , " John , honesty is the best policy ; I have ...
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