In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, and when it strikes, it strikes with incredible emphasis. Those are the rare occasions when a national will emerges from the scattered, specialized, or indifferent blocs of voters who ordinarily elect the politicians. Those are for good or evil the great occasions in a nation's history.
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Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.
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The object of art is to crystallize emotion into thought and then give it form.
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Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.
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The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is week. [Matthew 26:41].
The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is week. [Matthew 26:41].
