"We were in all four men with eight animals; for besides the spare horses led by Shaw and myself, an additional mule was driven along with us as a reserve in case of accident."

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Source : Francis Parkman (2016). “The Oregon Trail: Juvenile History - - American”, p.8, VM eBooks

Francis Parkman

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“All conflicts can be resolved. Wars and conflicts are not inevitable. They are caused by human beings. There are always interests that are furthered by war. Therefore those who have power and influence can also stop them. Peace is a question of will.”
“But now I have a child, and it's the best thing in the world.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“We take the shortest route to the puck and arrive in ill humor.”
“Hillary Clinton will travel to Vietnam with the president this Friday. It's a fact that at the height of the war in 1971, she tried to enlist in the Marines, but they turned her down. Apparently we weren't that mad at the Viet Cong.”
“It was the first time in years I didnâ€™t wonder if my father was out there, looking at it too.”
“Rediscovering the controversies that occupied early Christianity sharpens our awareness of the major issue in the whole debate, then and now: What is the source of religious authority? For the Christian the question takes more specific form: What is the relation between the authority of ones own experience and that claimed for the scriptures, the ritual and the clergy?”

Source : Elaine Pagels (2004). “The Gnostic Gospels”, p.199, Random House
“Men play the game; women know the score.”
“If asked whether I am finally letting God love me, just as I am, I would answer, 'No, but I'm trying.”

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