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Alec Rogers
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The best guides to understanding Lincoln’s political philosophy, next to a close reading of his own speeches and writings, are the principles of the American founding and the political institutions they established.
“One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.”
― My Life
― My Life
“a man should keep his little brain-attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.”
― The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
― The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
“...be careful when choosing what you're proud of--because the world has every intention of using it against you.”
― Rules of Civility
― Rules of Civility
“I can call the spirits from the vasty deep.
Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come, when you do call for them?”
― King Henry IV, Part 1
Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come, when you do call for them?”
― King Henry IV, Part 1
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