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My highway is unfeatured air, My consorts are the sleepless stars, And men my giant arms upbear My arms unstained and free from scars.
William Ellery Channing
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William Ellery Channing
Age: 62 †
Born: 1780
Born: April 7
Died: 1842
Died: October 2
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Perhaps in our presence, the most heroic deed on earth is done in some silent spirit, the loftiest purpose cherished, the most generous sacrifice made, and we do not suspect it. I believe this greatness to be most common among the multitude, whose names are never heard.
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The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves.
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The chief evil of war is more evil. War is the concentration of all human crimes. Here is its distinguishing, accursed brand. Under its standard gather violence, malignity, rage, fraud, perfidy, rapacity, and lust. If it only slew man, it would do little. It turns man into a beast of prey.
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I laugh, for hope hath a happy place with me If my boat sinks, 'tis to another sea.
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One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.
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The only freedom worth possessing is that which gives enlargement to a people's energy, intellect, and virtues.
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Let every man, if possible, gather some good books under his roof.
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