The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation but rather in her ability to repair her faults.

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I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussio

I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger ev

I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all.

When the past no longer illuminates the future the spirit walks in darkness.

When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.

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