Common Quotes

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The way, and the only way, to stop this evil is for all the red men to unite in claiming a common and equal right… — Tecumseh
Words like 'freedom', 'justice' and 'democracy' are not common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born knowing what these are. It… — James A. Baldwin
I am firmly convinced that in the world of today all nations will be forced to the conclusion that cooperation for law, justice, and peace… — Cordell Hull
We would take something old and tired and common - coffee - and weave a sense of romance and community around it. We would rediscover… — Howard Schultz
God has given you your country as cradle, and humanity as mother; you cannot rightly love your brethren of the cradle if you love not… — Giuseppe Mazzini
The man who has learned to do something better than anyone else, has learned to do a common thing in an uncommon manner, is the… — Booker T. Washington
Our American values are not luxuries but necessities, not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself. Our common vision of a free and… — Jimmy Carter
The Earth is given as a common for men to labor and live in. — Thomas Jefferson
preach, my dear Sir, a crusade against ignorance; establish & improve the law for educating the common people. — Thomas Jefferson
the field of knolege is the common property of all mankind — Thomas Jefferson
When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is insubordination. When the officers are too strong and the common… — Sun Tzu
Children are prepared for democracy by being led to discuss current events without first learning the systematic subjects (politics, economics, history) which are necessary in… — Murray Rothbard
People are the common denominator of progress. So... no improvement is possible with unimproved people, and advance is certain when people are liberated and educated.… — John Kenneth Galbraith
If we ever establish contact with intelligent aliens living on a planet around a distant star ... They would be made of similar atoms to… — Martin Rees
To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence. — Sun Tzu
Hitting a golf ball and putting have nothing in common. They're two different games. You work all your life to perfect a repeating swing that… — Ben Hogan
Let us learn to accept ourselves-accept the truth that we are capable in some directions and limited in others, that genius is rare, that mediocrity… — Joshua L. Liebman
Most of your competition spend their days looking forward to those rare moments when everything goes right. Imagine how much leverage you have if you… — Seth Godin
Common education standards are essential for producing the educated work force America needs to remain globally competitive. This voluntary state lead effort will help ensure… — Craig R. Barrett
State Farm is pleased to support the Common Core State Standards Initiative. State by State adoption of these standards is an important step towards maintaining… — Edward B. Rust, Jr.

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