Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.

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Peace above all things is to be desired but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable

Peace above all things is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.

The brave man inattentive to his duty is worth little more to his country than the coward who deser

The brave man inattentive to his duty is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts in the hour of danger.

Heaven will be no heaven to me if I do not meet my wife there.

Heaven will be no heaven to me if I do not meet my wife there.

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