"I regret, as much as any member, the unavoidable weight and duration of the burdens to be imposed; having never been a proselyte to the doctrine, that public debts are public benefits. I consider them, on the contrary, as evils which ought to be removed as fast as honor and justice will permit."

-- James Madison

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“It's impossible to just localize your perceptions - because the stimuli come from both eyes.”
“The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.”
“The motive power of democracy is love”
“Tell me what it is like to die," I answered. He dismounted from his horse, looking at me strangely the whole while. "You experience something similar every day," he said softly. "It is as familiar to you as bread and butter." "Yes," I said. "It is like every night when I fall asleep." "No. It is like every morning when you wake up.”

Source : Martine Leavitt (2016). “Keturah and Lord Death”, p.89, Highlights Press
“Be a good ancestor. Stand for something bigger than yourself. Add value to the Earth during your sojourn.”

Source : Marian Wright Edelman (2013). “Lanterns: A Memoir of Mentors”, p.7, Beacon Press
“I've never taken myself too seriously.”
“The gift of sight to see beyond The darker clouds of now!”
“In the end nobody knows how it's done â€” how art is made. It can't be explained. Optical devices are just tools. Understanding a tool doesn't explain the magic of creation. Nothing can.”

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