"The dangers of a concentration of all power in the general government of a confederacy so vast as ours are too obvious to be disregarded."

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Source : Franklin Pierce (1968). “Franklin Pierce, 1804-1869: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids”

Franklin Pierce

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“Though I've spent years working with and creating images, I feel most comfortable expressing myself through writing.”
“A program of "disarmament," while imperialist antagonisms survive, is the most pernicious of fictions. Even if it were realized by way of general agreement - an obviously fantastic assumption!- that would by no means prevent a new war. The imperialists do not make war because there are armaments; on the contrary, they forge arms when they need to fight.”
“How is the economy supposed to recover when people can't afford to fill the tank?”
“The hand you hold the longest is your own.”

Source : Libba Bray (2010). “The Sweet Far Thing”, p.140, Simon and Schuster
“NOBLEMAN, n. Nature's provision for wealthy American minds ambitious to incur social distinction and suffer high life.”
“Do you think the ability to sleep in counts as a special skill?â€ I asked Dad, trying to sound torn over the decision. â€œYes, list that. And donâ€™t forget to write that you can eat an entire meal in under five minutes,â€ he replied. I laughed. It was true; I did tend to inhale my food. â€œOh, the both of you! Why donâ€™t you just write down that youâ€™re an absolute heathen!â€ My mother went storming from the room.”
“People live longer today than they ever have. They live happier lives, have more knowledge, more information. All this is the result of communications technology. How is any of that bad?”
“She's loving him with that body, I just know it.”

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