One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk.

One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk.

Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug property.

Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug property.

The map is not the territory.

The map is not the territory.

Landscapes have a language of their own, expressing the soul of the things, lofty or humble, which constitute them, from read more

Landscapes have a language of their own, expressing the soul of the things, lofty or humble, which constitute them, from the mighty peaks to the smalles of the tiny flowers hidden in the meadow's grass.

And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people
which are in Egypt, and have read more

And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people
which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their
taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the
Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land
and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the
place of the Canannites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and
the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; read more

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.

When people lose their ties to the land they grow corrupt. Inevitably, they grow corrupt.

When people lose their ties to the land they grow corrupt. Inevitably, they grow corrupt.

Where water is boss, the land must obbey

Where water is boss, the land must obbey

The East bow'd low before the blast,
In patient, deep disdain.
She let the legions thunder past,
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The East bow'd low before the blast,
In patient, deep disdain.
She let the legions thunder past,
And plunged in thought again.