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James A. Garfield

Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.

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The lesson of history is rarely learned by the actors themselves.

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But for we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man's welfare. . . are to be found portrayed in it.

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There are times in the history of men and nations, when they stand so near the vale that separates mortals from the immortals, time from eternity, and men from their God, that they can almost hear the beatings, and feel the pulsations of the heart of the Infinite.

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The sin of slavery is one of which it may be said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission.

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Most human organizations that fall short of their goals do so not because of stupidity or faulty doctrines, but because of internal decay and rigidification.

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