"In 1838, Mirabeau B. Lamar, the Second President of the Republic of Texas and the Father of Texas education, declared: 'The cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy. It is the only dictator that free man acknowledges. It is the only security that free man desires.'"

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Source : "Hargrave Military Academy: Catalog and Announcements for session 1944-1945", 1944.

Lyndon B. Johnson

#Education Quotes #Father Quotes #Men Quotes

“A vivid tale of exploration set in a howling, deadly wilderness.”
“Women are more than 50% of almost every country in the world. Countries rob themselves of the resources of women if they keep them as property. It isn't that women can't find work. It's just that women don't get paid for their work and are not recognized properly. It's something that has to be on the international agenda all the time.”
“There are varied experiences of overweight women throughout the country; theres not just one experience.”
“I don't know what organically grown chickens are; I've never seen one.”
“Arsenal have the wind in their sails and they need to put their foot to the floor.”
“Lightning never strikes twice in the same place--it doesn't have to.”
“Garlic is divine. Few food items can taste so many distinct ways, handled correctly. Misuse of garlic is a crime...Please, treat your garlic with respect...Avoid at all costs that vile spew you see rotting in oil in screwtop jars. Too lazy to peel fresh? You don't deserve to eat garlic.”
“Reality is cruel. All of the naivete is going to be removed. Reality is always changing, and it is always unpredictable. All of the balance is going to be destroyed.”

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