There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone - who, when he could … - Hubert H. Humphrey

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I often see the materials of photography as being a type of terrain. Emulsions, liquid developers, silver salts, and fixers interact, and I construct a landscape that I need to first explore in my mind's eye if I am to make it manifest as an artful image in silver.

Hubert H. Humphrey

There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone - who, when he could see the smoke from another chimney, felt himself too crowded and moved further out into the wilderness.

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We should have learnt by now that laws and court decisions can only point the way. They can establish criteria of right and wrong. And they can provide a basis for rooting out the evils of bigotry and racism. But they cannot wipe away centuries of oppression and injustice - however much we might desire it.

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You can always debate about what you should have done. The question is what are you going to do?

Debate, Done, Question, Should Have, Wisdom

What we need are critical lovers of America - patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it.

America, Country, Critical, Faith, Patriotic

If I believe in something, I will fight for it, with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing. I would rather get something than nothing.

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The good old days were never that good, believe me. The good new days are today, and better days are coming tomorrow. Our greatest songs are still unsung.

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