"People began to understand that with the acquisition of California the nation had obtained practically half a continent, of which the future possibilities were almost unlimited, so far as the development of natural resources and the genera production of wealth were concerned."

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Source : John Moody (1921). “The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States”

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“A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence.”
“I have a new found respect for women who have been through breast cancer and this surgery.”
“Few speeches which have produced an electrical effect on an audience can bear the colourless photography of a printed record.”

Source : "Life of Pitt" by Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1891.
“The thing with me is, I'm from a rap background so I'm not really a traditional singer in that sense.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I find it really disturbing to be watching a lot of the medium that I'm trying to work in. I prefer to be doing things that are farther away.”
“It is incumbent upon every person of every description to contribute to his country's welfare.”
“The Founders warned that a free society depends on a virtuous and moral people. The current crisis reflects that their concerns were justified.”

Source : Farewell Address to the U.S. Congress, delivered 14 November 2012
“I equate peonies with love because they're the first blooms of summer.”

Source : FaceBook post by Isaac Mizrahi from May 30, 2012

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