"On the acquisition of Louisiana, in the year 1803, the attention of the government of the United States, was early directed towards exploring and improving the new territory."

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Source : Meriwether Lewis (2012). “History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6.”, p.46, tredition

Meriwether Lewis

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“O Priest! Take care lest what was said to Christ on the cross be said to you: He saved others, himself he cannot save!”
“When you raise the budget, you make creative compromises. The higher the budget goes, the more cuts in your movie happen. When people talk about how movies are watered down, that's a direct reflection of money and budget. The less money you spend; the more risks you can take. That doesn't mean it will be successful, but at least you can try different stuff. The higher your budget is, the less you can do that.”

Source : Source: dailydead.com
“I've been accused of darkness by my inner light.”

Source : Alison Deming (2016). “Stairway to Heaven: Poems”, p.10, Penguin
“There are two kinds of fools: those who can't change their opinions and those who won't.”

Source : Josh Billings (1972). “Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything, Distilled from Josh's Rum and Tansy New England Wit by Donald Day”
“I would hope that people might view their fellow beings, all beings, with more empathy, more compassion, with a desire to understand. Even if they can't know why people are the way they are, to understand that they're probably that way for a good reason.”
“And you poor creatures--who conjured you out of the clay? Is God in show business, too?”

Source : "Fictional character: Arthur Frayn". "Zardoz", www.imdb.com. 1974.
“She was kind of in love with him.”
“no work of art is ever finished, nothing is ever static, no performance is for keeps.”

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