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Are they dead that yet speak louder than we can speak, and a more universal language? Are they dead that yet act? Are they dead that yet move upon society and inspire the people with nobler motives and more heroic patriotism?
Henry Ward Beecher
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Nothing goes far which has not the wings of love to make it buoyant, so that it can fly.
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God's providence is on the side of clear heads.
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