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It is the observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our own


Benjamin Franklin

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ROBERT HORMATS This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor ...
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN Hunger is the root cause of all our work.
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DENNIS HASTERT Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.
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JOHN STUART MILL To believe that if we could but have this or that we would be happy is to suppress the realization t...
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KELLY JONES Most of all, we remain focused on our Rock that never moves.
CRAIG GROESCHEL I know your cause is lost, but in the heart / Of all right causes is a cause that cannot lose.
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EARL BLUMENAUER This is the secret that none dares tell who fights for a cause. Dying, we are all alike.
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KILROY J. OLDSTER Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame. Seneca -Benjamin Franklin.
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ERIK PEVERNAGIE To stand on the
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DONALD J. TRUMP Until we identity the real cause of an ailment or problem,finding the cure will only be a mirage.
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BERNARD EBBERS Our cause is just. Our union is perfect.
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FREEMAN DYSON They that fight for freedom undertakeThe noblest cause mankind can have at stake.
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man may pervad...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Proclaim not all thou knowest, all thou knowest, all thou hast, nor all thou cans't.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN If you would keep your secret from an enemy,
tell it not to a friend.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be ...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN