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That cause is strong which has, not a multitude, but one strong man behind it.
James Russell Lowell
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James Russell Lowell
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: February 22
Died: 1891
Died: August 12
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The ultimate result of protecting fools from their folly is to fill the planet full of fools.
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Ef you want peace, the thing you've gut to du Is jes' to show you're up to fightin', tu.
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