It is true that as people, we tend to remember only the positive. With time, the grim details fade away, and as a species we survive on this notion. In our desire to gloss over the undeniable macabre parts of our American history, we forget. That amnesia manifests itself, especially when dealing with the plight of black men.
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To be well shaken. GEORGE COLMAN ("THE YOUNGER") My father was an eminent button-maker at Birmingham, . . . but I
had a soul above buttons. GEORGE COLMAN ("THE YOUNGER") 'Tis a very fine thing to be father-in-law
To a very magnificent three-tailed bashaw. GEORGE COLMAN ("THE YOUNGER") All argument will vanish before one touch of nature. GEORGE COLMAN ("THE YOUNGER") Like two single gentlemen rolled into one.
- George Colman ("The Younger"), GEORGE COLMAN ("THE YOUNGER") Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk,
Sipped brandy and water gayly. GEORGE COLMAN ("THE YOUNGER") Married in haste we may repent at leisure. GEORGE COLMAN "THE YOUNGER" Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise. GEORGE COLMAN "THE YOUNGER" Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. GEORGE COLMAN "THE YOUNGER" When anger rises, think of the consequences. GEORGE COLMAN "THE YOUNGER" The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years aft... GEORGE COLMAN "THE YOUNGER" Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun. GEORGE COLMAN "THE YOUNGER" Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the
dinner. GEORGE COLMAN "THE YOUNGER" It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our fri... GEORGE COLMAN "THE YOUNGER" Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her
cradle, and discards her nurse. GEORGE COLMAN "THE YOUNGER" On their own merits modest men are dumb. GEORGE COLMAN "THE YOUNGER" When the hollow drum has beat to bed
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. . . .
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E'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.
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