"The Confederate Constitution was almost identical to that of the United States."

-- Bruce Catton

#War Quotes #History Quotes #United States Quotes

“I don't have to show anything to anyone. There is nothing to prove.”

Source : "He's got the world at his feet" by Tim Lewis, www.theguardian.com. June 7, 2008.
“Kev wasn't certain if he was surrendering to Win or to his own passion for her. Only that there was no more holding back. He would take her. And he would give her everything he had, every part of his soul, even the broken pieces.”
“Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law.”

Source : Jan Austell, Jean Anouilh, Jean Giraudoux, Bernard Shaw, Thornton Wilder (1971). “The play as theater”
“What multitudes, O Lord, do this day join hands with Pelagius in contending for free will and in fighting ... free grace.”
“One ends up relying on pure musical inspiration, and failing that, the music won't lead to anything good, or it will alienate all but the most die-hard fans.”
“Wilderness is not defined by the absence of certain activities, but rather by the presence of certain unique and invaluable characteristics.”
“Crafting is putting ideas into action and then holding them together with an inexpensive adhesive.”
“It's about children cooking themselves, growing themselves. When kids grow it and cook it they eat it.”

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