Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.
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American - Journalist
April 6, 1866
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The commercial spirit is the spirit of profit, not patriotism; of credit, not honor; of individual gain, not national prosperity; of trade and dickering, not principle.
Power is what men seek and any group that gets it will abuse it.
The doctrine of Jesus is the most revolutionary propaganda that I have ever encountered.
My father would invite me sweetly to come and sit on a stool at his feet, and, as I let myself trustingly down, he would gently kick the seat from under me - and laugh.
Chicago will give you a chance. The sporting spirit is the spirit of Chicago.
Morality is only moral when it is voluntary.
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