From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned.

Quote by Charles Sumner

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I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded...

I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded...

Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every...

Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every...

The age of chivalry has gone; the age of humanity has come.

The age of chivalry has gone; the age of humanity has come.

The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the...

The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the...

It's Christmas at Ground Zero The button has been pressed The radio Just let us...

It's Christmas at Ground Zero The button has been pressed The radio Just let us...

No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness...

No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness...

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality...

The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister immortal fame, -a quality...

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame

I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to...

I have no interest in Shakespeare and all that British nonsense... I just wanted to...

Fame and riches are fleeting. Stupidity is eternal

Fame and riches are fleeting. Stupidity is eternal

I won't be happy till I'm as famous as God.

I won't be happy till I'm as famous as God.

Fame is but the breath of the people, and that often unwholesome

Fame is but the breath of the people, and that often unwholesome

I've never sought success in order to get fame and money; it's the talent and...

I've never sought success in order to get fame and money; it's the talent and...

Fame is something that must be won. Honor is something that must not be lost.

Fame is something that must be won. Honor is something that must not be lost.

You can get awful famous in this country in seven days.

You can get awful famous in this country in seven days.

Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another...

Fame comes with its own standard. A guy who twitches his lips is just another...

In the future everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes

In the future everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes

And wouldnt change by the change, or the game, or the fame, when he came,...

And wouldnt change by the change, or the game, or the fame, when he came,...

I don't think I realized that the cost of fame is that it's open season...

I don't think I realized that the cost of fame is that it's open season...

Fame is what you have taken, character is what you give; when to this truth...

Fame is what you have taken, character is what you give; when to this truth...