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"We are in a period when old questions are settled and the new are not yet brought forward. Extreme party action, if continued in such a time, would ruin the party. Moderation is its only chance. The party out of power gains by all partisan conduct of those in power."
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"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."

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"In my experience, influence is power."

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"In avoiding the appearance of evil, I am not sure but I have sometimes unnecessarily deprived myself and others of innocent enjoyments."


"Let every man, every corporation, and especially let every village, town, and city, every county and State, get out of debt and keep out of debt. It is the debtor that is ruined by hard times."


"It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as a factor in our politics should disappear...'"


"Universal suffrage should rest upon universal education. To this end, liberal and permanent provision should be made for the support of free schools by the State governments, and, if need be, supplemented by legitimate aid from national authority."


"The filth and noise of the crowded streets soon destroy the elasticity of health which belongs to the country boy."


"The bold enterprises are the successful ones. Take counsel of hopes rather than of fears to win in this business."


"To vote is like the payment of a debt, a duty never to be neglected, if its performance is possible."


"The progress of society is mainly the improvement in the condition of the workingmen of the world."
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