I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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If you done it, it ain't bragging.

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become...

And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become...

To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.

To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.

Simplicity is the glory of expression

Simplicity is the glory of expression

A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.

A morning-glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books.

Do you know that Old Age may come after you with equal grace, force, fascination?

Do you know that Old Age may come after you with equal grace, force, fascination?

The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or...

The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or...

Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.

Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.

It [baseball] will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger...

It [baseball] will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger...

We convince by our presence.

We convince by our presence.

He most honors my style who learns under it to destroy the teacher.

He most honors my style who learns under it to destroy the teacher.

The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know...

The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know...

I may be as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good...

I may be as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good...

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

Youth, large, lusty, loving - Youth, full of grace, force, fascination. Do you know that...

Youth, large, lusty, loving - Youth, full of grace, force, fascination. Do you know that...

Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in...

Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in...

Speech is the twin of my vision, it is unequal to measure itself, it provokes...

Speech is the twin of my vision, it is unequal to measure itself, it provokes...

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and...

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and...

Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.

Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.