William Allen White Quotes
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I fear vastly more a futile, incompetent old age than I do any form of death.
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There is no insanity so devastating in man's life as utter sanity.
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Consistency is a paste jewel that only cheap men cherish.
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Live for today. Multitudes of people have failed to live for today.... What they have had within their grasp today they have missed entirely, because…
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If each man or woman could understand that every other human life is as full of sorrows, or joys, or base temptations, of heartaches and…
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If our colleges and universities do not breed men who riot, who rebel, who attack life with all the youthful vim and vigor, then there…
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Peace without justice is tyranny
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Every one expects to go further than his father went; every one expects to be better than he was born and every generation has one…
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Democracy is an experiment, and the right of the majority to rule is no more inherent than the right of the minority to rule; and…
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You can have no wise laws nor free enforcement of wise laws unless there is free expression of the wisdom of the people -- and,…
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Never use the word, 'very.' It is the weakest word in the English language; doesn't mean anything. If you feel the urge of 'very' coming…
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Whoever tramples on the plea for justice temperately made in the name of peace only outrages peace and kills something fine in the heart of…
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The talent of a meat packer, the morals of a money changer, and the manners of an undertaker.
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So, dear friend, put fear out of your heart. This nation will survive, this state will prosper, the orderly business of life will go forward…
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The more riots that come out of our college campuses, the better the world for tomorrow.
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In the Barbecue is any four footed animal -- be it mouse or mastodon -- whose dressed carcass is roasted whole... at its best it…
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Whenever a free man is in chains we are threatened also. Whoever is fighting for liberty is defending America.
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Since others have to tolerate my weaknesses, it is only fair that I should tolerate theirs.
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Any appeasement of tyranny is treason.
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We all have weaknesses. But I have figured that others have put up with mine so tolerably that I would be much less than fair…
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