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History is philosophy teaching by example, and also warning its two eyes are geography and chronology.
James A. Garfield
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James A. Garfield
Age: 49 †
Born: 1831
Born: November 19
Died: 1881
Died: September 19
20Th U.S. President
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James Abram Garfield
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Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce.
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Right reason is stronger than force.
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Individuals may wear for a time the glory of our institutions, but they carry it not to the grave with them. Like raindrops from heaven, they may pass through the circle of the shining bow and add to its luster but when they have sunk in the earth again, the proud arch still spans the sky and shines gloriously on.
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The worst days of darkness through which I have ever passed have been greatly alleviated by throwing myself with all my energy into some work relating to others.
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Mankind have been slow to believe that order reigns in the universe-that the world is a cosmos and a chaos.
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Of course I deprecate war, but if it is brought to my door the bringer will find me at home.
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Justice and goodwill will outlast passion.
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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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For love of country, they accepted death.
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Battles are never the end of war for the dead must be buried and the cost of the conflict must be paid.
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In the long, fierce struggle for freedom of opinion, the press, like the Church, counted its martyrs by thousands.
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Poverty is uncomfortable but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and compelled to sink or swim.
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All free governments are managed by the combined wisdom and folly of the people.
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The civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law.
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There are some things I am afraid of: I am afraid to do a mean thing.
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I found a kind of party terrorism pervading and oppressing the minds of our best men.
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The lesson of history is rarely learned by the actors themselves.
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