"Give us equality of enjoyment, equal right to expansion - it is as necessary to our prosperity as yours."

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Source : Robert Augustus Toombs (1860). “Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860”, p.8

Robert Toombs

#Giving Quotes #Expansion Quotes #Prosperity Quotes

“Nowhere in the world can the Jew savor the taste of Homeland save in the Land of Israel.”
“The stillness in stillness is not the real stillness; only when there is stillness in movement does the universal rhythm manifest.”
“In Asia, a lot of successful economies that had been living on their own saving, decided to open up their financial markets to international capital in the early 1990s. So here were countries doing quite well, but they decided to borrow a bit more and do even better.”
“As a Republican, I never expected to be working with Hillary Clinton.”
“They were...well, Beautiful People! - not 'students', 'clerks', 'salesgirls', 'executive trainees' - Christ, don't give me your occupation-game labels! We are Beautiful People, ascendant from your robot junkyard.”
“If you help others with sincere motivation and sincere concern, that will bring you more fortune, more friends, more smiles, and more success. If you forget about others' rights and neglect others' welfare, ultimately you will be very lonely.”
“You have to take seriously the notion that understanding the universe is your responsibility, because the only understanding of the universe that will be useful to you is your own understanding.”
“My one fear is failure and that's one fear I have to face all the time. Yes, it's uncomfortable to be scared but I'm finally comfortable being uncomfortable.”

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