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I see our veterans as American heroes, not as cartoon characters.


Blake Farenthold

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WILLIAM BLAKE My mother groaned, my father wept, into the dangerous world I leapt; helpless, naked, piping loud, l...
WILLIAM BLAKE When thou seest an eagle, thou seest a portion of genius; lift up thy head!
WILLIAM BLAKE I have no name: I am but two days old. What shall I call thee? I happy am, Joy is my name. Sweet joy...
WILLIAM BLAKE Want of money and the distress of a thief can never be alleged as the cause of his thieving, for man...
WILLIAM BLAKE I must create a system or be enslaved by another man s; I will not reason and compare: my business i...
WILLIAM BLAKE He who desires but acts not, breeds pestilence.
WILLIAM BLAKE That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against t...
WILLIAM BLAKE You smile with pomp and rigor, you talk of benevolence and virtue; I act with benevolence and virtue...
WILLIAM BLAKE Sweet babe, in thy face Soft desires I can trace, Secret joys and secret smiles, Little ...
WILLIAM BLAKE O Autumn, laden with fruit, and stained With the blood of the grape, pass not, but sit Beneath...
WILLIAM BLAKE