"Great men, great events, great epochs, it has been said, grow as we recede from them; and the rate at which they grow in the estimation of men is in some sort a measure of their greatness."

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Source : John Campbell Shairp (2011). “Robert Burns”, p.1, Cambridge University Press

John Campbell Shairp

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“I don't recall having a gun. I really don't. I don't think I ever pulled a gun on anyone in my life.”

Source : "Darrell Issa ‘New Yorker’ Article Probes ‘Colorful’ Past", www.huffingtonpost.com. January 17, 2011.
“Go out and serve the suffering. Learn to place others in front of yourself.”
“It's perhaps easier now than ever before to make a good living; it's perhaps harder than ever before to stay calm, to be free of career anxiety.”
“. . . his biggest problem was his need for a problem.”
“What about a compromise? Iâ€™ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, Iâ€™ll apologize.”
“What would New York be without slavery?”
“I don't have the acting skills my daughter has.”
“Home is a place from which you can draw strength.”

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