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That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration… — William McKinley
On both sides of the line, we are so accustomed to an undefended boundary three thousand miles long that we are inclined perhaps to minimize… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Canadian-American relations for many years did not develop spontaneously. The example of accord provided by our two countries did not come about merely through the… — Harry S. Truman
In 1939 Winston Churchill, describing the 5000-mile peaceful border dividing Canada and the United States, said, 'That long frontier from the Atlantic to the Pacific… — Ronald Reagan
Every new and successful example of a perfect separation between ecclesiastical and civil matters is of importance. — James Madison
The lessons of religious toleration - a toleration which recognizes complete liberty of human thought, liberty of conscience - is one which, by precept and… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
All the men of the Old Testament were polygamists, and Christ and Paul, the central figures of the New Testament, were celibates, and condemned marriage… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Some playwrights are obvious influences on younger writers. Arthur Miller (realistic, politically engaged dramas) and Christopher Durang (satirical dark comedies) are examples. But August stands… — Daniel J. Sullivan
From this time everything was copulated. Acetic, formic, butyric, margaric, &c., acids, alkaloids, ethers, amides, anilides, all became copulated bodies. So that to make acetanilide,… — Auguste Laurent
Integrity, honesty, and honor may not give immediate rewards or gratification, and they can be life-threatening (for example, being a whistle-blower or turning state's evidence).… — Laura Schlessinger
Perl is another example of filling a tiny, short-term need, and then being a real problem in the longer term. — Alan Kay
All violation of established practice implies in its own nature a rejection of the common opinion, a defiance of common censure, and an appeal from… — Samuel Johnson
Great teams are usually small-under fifty in total head count. (There are few examples of a team made up of hundreds of people who created… — Guy Kawasaki
Our society has changed in unforeseeable ways since Social Security was created. For example, we are living longer, healthier, and more productive lives and while… — Norm Coleman
I would like to fly in a professional like manners one of the big airliners. I have to made my mind which of the followwing:… — Zacarias Moussaoui
But most of all I was inspired by the stirring examples of all the other runners. In some pictures they would seem like tiny dots… — Mark Sutcliffe
That does not mean we won't experience the tragedy of the loss of some American lives. We will have an opportunity to instill a democracy… — John McCain
But though such is our character (Oh. why should I speak of things unfit to be uttered?), the things said of us are an example… — Athenagoras of Athens
I have read somewhere or other,-in Dionysius of Halicarnassus, I think,-that history is philosophy teaching by examples. — Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
My therapist said to me 'OK, let's just say your daughters do end up marrying someone like him. When the abuse starts they'll think 'Mom… — Sheri Moon Zombie

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