"The noblest contribution which any man can make for the benefit of posterity, is that of character. The richest bequest which any man can leave to the youth of his native land, is that of a shining, spotless example."

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Source : Robert Charles Winthrop (1852). “Addresses and Speeches on Various Occasions: 1835-1851”, p.132

Robert Charles Winthrop

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“[There is] a strange split in thinking common to those on the religious left, who are quick to denounce the profit motive and commercialism. Yet, they seem to think that the key to happiness is giving people more stuff - by enlisting the coercive power of government. This perverse way of thinking holds that 'social justice' demands that we take money from those who have earned it and give it to those who have less of it. That's not social justice; that's materialism.”
“Crazy gets all the knives.”
“Success: a marvelous stimulant, bubbling with inspiration and incitement. But for all except the few who are strong and steadfast, there lurks beneath the effervescence a subtle poison.”

Source : Samuel Hopkins Adams (2014). “Success”, p.817, Lulu Press, Inc
“Wanton killing of innocent civilians is terrorism, not a war against terrorism.”
“If an ***** goes travelling he will not come home a horse.”
“It's exhilarating to be alive in a time of awakening consciousness; it can also be confusing, disorienting, and painful.”
“Yes I make mistakes that I don't ever make excuses for”
“I have a dread of sounding pretentious and try not to talk too much about what I do.”

Source : "From the archive: James Herbert on rats and redemption". Interview with Andrew Billen, www.theguardian.com. 1993.

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