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"The present moment is nice but it does not last. Living in it is like waiting in a junction town for the morning limited; the junction may be interesting but some day you will have to leave it and you do not know where the limited will take you."

"The more consciously democratic Americans became, however, the less they were satisfied with a conception of the Promised Land, which went no farther than a pervasive economic prosperity guaranteed by free institutions."

"You see, greatness for a state doesn't require some huge monument for all to see. It is not a journey to a particular destination - but a commitment to follow a course of constant and never-ending improvement."

"I think we're really getting it right the last few months and hopefully we'll get better and better at it."

"There is progress whether ye are going forward or backward! The thing is to move!"

"Seeing the rebirth of the Delaware Estuary as a valuable natural resource is certainly encouraging, and I am encouraged not just by the progress made in the Delaware Estuary but in estuaries throughout the country."

"I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go."

"You see continuous movement is the important thing here. Those who remain in one position and then lie to themselves about their progress are the ones in real trouble."

"We pray that henceforth not only Japan but all mankind may know the blessings of harmony and progress."

"Progress imposes not only new possibilities for the future but new restrictions."
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"That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history."

"I have never been in doubt since I was old enough to think intelligently that I would someday be made president."

"We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is Manifest Destiny."

"Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not in conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war."
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