I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power.

Quote by Robert Frost

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The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not...

The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not...

I am glad the invitation pleases your family. It will please my family to the...

I am glad the invitation pleases your family. It will please my family to the...

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her...

Entertain great hopes

Entertain great hopes

I alone of English writers have consciously set myself to make music out of what...

I alone of English writers have consciously set myself to make music out of what...

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I... I took the one less traveled by,...

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I... I took the one less traveled by,...

Space ails us moderns: we are sick with space.

Space ails us moderns: we are sick with space.

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.

Talking is a hydrant in the yard and writing is a faucet upstairs in the...

Talking is a hydrant in the yard and writing is a faucet upstairs in the...

Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance.

Poetry is about the grief. Politics is about the grievance.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled...

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled...

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

It's a funny thing that when a man hasn't anything on earth to worry about,...

It's a funny thing that when a man hasn't anything on earth to worry about,...

College is a refuge from hasty judgment.

College is a refuge from hasty judgment.

An earthly dog of the carriage breed; Who, having failed of the modern speed, Now...

An earthly dog of the carriage breed; Who, having failed of the modern speed, Now...

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on thee and I'll forgive thy great big one...

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on thee and I'll forgive thy great big one...

A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and...

A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and...

The country is governed for the richest, for the corporations, the bankers, the land speculators,...

The country is governed for the richest, for the corporations, the bankers, the land speculators,...

I saw a bank that said 24 Hour Banking, but I don't have that much...

I saw a bank that said 24 Hour Banking, but I don't have that much...