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The crest and crowning of all good, Life's final star, is brotherhood.

~Edwin Markham

Topics: Brotherhood Crest Crowning Final Good Life Star

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To throw oneself to the side of the oppressed is the only dignified thing to do in life.

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Topics: Dignified Life Oneself Only Oppressed Side Thing Throw

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It is better to rust out than wear out.

~Edwin Markham

Topics: Better Out Rust Than Wear

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For all your days be prepared, and meet them ever alike. When you are the anvil, bear - when you are the hammer, strike.

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Topics: Alike Anvil Be Prepared Bear Days Ever Hammer Meet Prepared Strike Them You Your

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We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life.

~Edwin Markham

Topics: Commit Committed Golden Golden Rule Let Us Life Memory Now Rule The Golden Rule Us

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Oft when the white, still dawn lifted the skies and pushed the hills apart, I have felt it like a glory in my heart.

~Edwin Markham

Topics: Apart Dawn Felt Glory Heart Hills Lifted Like Oft Pushed Skies Still White

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'Custom is the great deadener.' There is no doubt that we of the white race are going on obliviously supporting customs that would seem abhorrent and incredible to a higher and more brotherly civilization.

~Edwin Markham

Topics: Abhorrent Civilization Custom Customs Doubt Going Great Higher Incredible More No Doubt Race Seem Supporting White Would

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Ah, great it is to believe the dream as we stand in youth by the starry stream; but a greater thing is to fight life through and say at the end, the dream is true!

~Edwin Markham

Topics: Believe Dream End Fight Great Greater Life Say Stand Starry Stream Thing Through True Youth Ah

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We have ground for believing that a noble form of socialism existed among the prehistoric and primitive people on this planet, the people that broke into restless groups after the ancient Deluge and went wandering over the globe. For we find a socialist tendency in all the barbaric tribes of earth.

~Edwin Markham

Topics: After Among Ancient Barbaric Believing Broke Earth Existed Find Form Globe Ground Groups Noble Over People Planet Prehistoric Primitive Restless Socialism Socialist Tendency Tribes Wandering

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Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.

~Edwin Markham

Topics: Defeat Glory May Out Serve Shake Soul Victory Well

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: April 23rd, 1852

Died: March 7th, 1940

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