"Freedom may come quickly in robes of peace……" — Edward Everett
"Freedom may come quickly in robes of peace or after ages of conflict and war, but come it will, and abide it will, so long as the principles by which it was acquired are held sacred."
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Edward Everett
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24 Quotes by Edward Everett
Edward Everett has 24 quotes on this site.
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There is no sanctuary of virtue like a home.
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I feel, as never before, how justly, from the dawn of history to the present time, men have paid the…
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I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.
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The evil, Sir, is enormous; the inevitable suffering incalculable. Do not stain the fair fame of the country. . .…
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And what I should do, by the grace of God, I will do.
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I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near the central idea of the occasion,…
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In conformity with these designs on the city of Washington, and notwithstanding the disastrous results of the invasion of 1862,…
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In Italy, on the breaking up of the Roman Empire, society might be said to be resolved into its original…
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There were speeches made in Congress in the very last session before the outbreak of the Rebellion, so ferocious as…
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The man who stands upon his own soil, who feels, by the laws of the land in which he lives,-by…
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Let a nation's fervent thanks make some amends for the toils and sufferings of those who survive.
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General Reynolds immediately found himself engaged with a force which greatly outnumbered his own, and had scarcely made his dispositions…
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More Abide Quotes
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
— Arthur Ashe
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Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means... airline insurance replaces the fear…
— Cecil Beaton
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A young woman who knows and loves the Book of Mormon, who has read it several times, who has an…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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You're president, if you conclude my judgment is not the right judgment, I abide by that, but I want an…
— Joe Biden
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As an artist I have an even more abiding interest in the compact between the Arts and Government.
— Theodore Bikel
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I cannot abide anyone treating another human being like a piece of dirt, whatever the context.
— Jo Brand
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To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.
— Franz Grillparzer
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All our moments are last moments. We abide in the forever leaving of our own coming? We can put our…
— Jens Jensen
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If we then let the words of Christ abide in us, they will stir us up in prayer.
— Reuben Archer Torrey
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If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. Let this be one aspect of our daily…
— John Owen
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People have a pathway to citizenship right now- It's to abide by the immigration laws, and if they have a…
— Bob Goodlatte
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As for disappointing them I should not so much mind; but I can't abide to disappoint myself.
— Oliver Goldsmith
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