"United States, your banner wears Two emblems--one of fame; Alas! the other that it bears Reminds us of your shame. Your banner's constellation types White freedom with its stars, But what's the meaning of the stripes? They mean your negroes' scars."

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Source : Thomas Campbell, J. Logie Robertson (1884). “The Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell”, p.340, Ardent Media

Thomas Campbell

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“Pain is not a conduit to art or joy”
“Pure friendship's well-feigned blush.”
“It's a Cyprus of misery and soup kitchens and a state which cannot meet basic obligations. It can only cause me grief.”
“Everybodys got their own situation and their own needs.”
“Most people aren't anywhere near to realizing their creative potential, in part because they're laboring in environments that impede intrinsic motivation.”
“No academic ever expects to be taken seriously by more than three other people, because really, we write for three people in our field.”
“Love for coworkers, love for customers, love for the product and love for self. Walt Disney instilled all of these "loves" in his company. Each of these factors is critical to achieving success in any organization.”
“The fundamental problem of communication is that of reproducing at one point either exactly or approximately a message selected at another point.”

Source : Claude Elwood Shannon, Warren Weaver (1962). “The mathematical theory of communication”

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