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A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

~Henry Adams

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Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.

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All experience is an arch, to build upon.

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Politics... have always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

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He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.

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There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence.

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Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

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Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

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Friends are born, not made.

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Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Historian

Born: February 16th, 1838

Died: March 27th, 1918

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