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" And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race... "
Treasury of Thought: Forming an Encyclopædia of Quotations from Ancient and ... - Page 17
by Maturin Murray Ballou - 1894 - 579 pages
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Strong Liberalism: Habits of Mind for Democratic Citizenship

Jason A. Scorza - 2008 - 290 pages
...of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels shares Bierce's antipolitical perspective when he declares, "And, he gave it for his Opinion, that whoever could...his Country, than the whole Race of Politicians put together."54 A heaping helping of antipolitical humor is ladled out every night by late-night comedians....
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Plant Breeding and Biotechnology: Societal Context and the Future of Agriculture

Denis Murphy - 2007
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Heartthrobs of Gifted Authors

William Hardcastle Browne, Wm Hardcastle Browne - 2007 - 304 pages
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National Thought in Europe: A Cultural History

Joseph Theodoor Leerssen - 2006 - 313 pages
...wise King of Brobdingnag exclaims: That whoever could make two Ears of Corn, or two Blades of Grass grow upon a Spot of Ground, where only one grew before;...his Country, than the whole Race of Politicians put together.79 By the later eighteenth century, Patriotism will be a stand-in term for Republicanism,...
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A Biographical History of the French Revolution

J. Mills Whitham - 2007 - 528 pages
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Irish Literature -

Justin McCarthy - 2007 - 456 pages
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About Old Story-Tellers - Of How and When They Lived and What Stories They Told

Donald G. Mitchell - 2008 - 244 pages
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