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I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them.

~Clara Barton

Topics: Compelled Danger Face Fear Feed Fight May Never Nurse Our Soldiers Stand Them While I Can

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The surest test of discipline is its absence.

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Topics: Absence Discipline Surest Test

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I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past.

~Clara Barton

Topics: Almost Always Anything Been Better Complete Defy Disregard Done Faith Go How Improve Irritates Me Might New Past Possibility Precedent Something Things Tyranny

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An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering, or diminishing the sum of happiness.

~Clara Barton

Topics: Adding Diminishing Evil Happiness Human Human Suffering Institution Movement Must Originate Recognition Reform Selfish Some Suffering Sum

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This conflict is one thing I've been waiting for. I'm well and strong and young - young enough to go to the front. If I can't be a soldier, I'll help soldiers.

~Clara Barton

Topics: Been Conflict Enough Front Go Help One Thing Soldier Soldiers Strong Thing Waiting Well Young

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I may sometimes be willing to teach for nothing, but if paid at all, I shall never do a man's work for less than a man's pay.

~Clara Barton

Topics: Less Man May Never Nothing Paid Pay Shall Sometimes Teach Than Willing Work

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A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve and passing through his chest from shoulder to shoulder. There was no more to be done for him and I left him to his rest. I have never mended that hole in my sleeve.

~Clara Barton

Topics: Arm Ball Between Body Chest Cutting Done Had Him His Hole Left More Never Passed Passing Rest Right Shoulder Sleeve Supported Through Which

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The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins.

~Clara Barton

Topics: Blood Father Patriot Veins Warm

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Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do.

~Clara Barton

Topics: Accomplish Economy Fail Fortune Hand Life Masters Need Often Opposites Prudence Simple Simple Life Sure Which Will

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Everybody's business is nobody's business, and nobody's business is my business.

~Clara Barton

Topics: Business Everybody Nobody

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: December 25th, 1821

Died: April 12th, 1912

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