"The laws of certain states . . . give an ownership in the service of Negroes as personal property . . . . But being men, by the laws of God and nature, they were capable of acquiring liberty - and when the captor in war . . . thought fit to give them liberty, the gift was not only valid, but irrevocable."

-- Alexander Hamilton

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“My take on rap is driven by straightforward American southern rock and blues.”
“The chief thing that separates us from God is the thought that we are separated from God.”

Source : Thomas Keating (2002). “Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel”, p.44, A&C Black
“And no business can possibly equate happy workers (community) with profit (effectiveness). Happy workers are much more productive workers and hence contribute to profit, but no organization is formed for the idea of pleasing its employees.”
“Even though we now have the half-century-old new Constitution, there is a popular sentiment of support for the old one that lives on in reality in some quarters.”
“You're either making money or you're not. If you're not making money get out of the business.”

Source : "MEREDITH WHITNEY: The Banks Are Breaking Up Now Whether They Like It Or Not" by Linette Lopez, www.businessinsider.com. July 25, 2012.
“O the wind is a faun in the spring time When the ways are green for the tread of the May! List! hark his lay! Whist! mark his play! T-r-r-r-l! Hear how gay!”
“He who feasts every day, feasts no day.”

Source : Charles Simmons (1852). “Laconic Manual and Brief Remarker”, p.193
“It is impossible to fully comprehend the evil that would have conjured up such a cowardly and depraved assault upon thousands of innocent people.”

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