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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The real war will never get in the books

The real war will never get in the books

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

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...

Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul.

Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul.

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.

Camerado, I give you my hand, I give you my love more precious than money,...

Camerado, I give you my hand, I give you my love more precious than money,...

Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you...

Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you...

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.

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

I say to mankind, Be not curious about God. For I, who am curious about...

I say to mankind, Be not curious about God. For I, who am curious about...

The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

The beauty of independence, departure, actions that rely on themselves.

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

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

If any thing is sacred, the human body is sacred.

If any thing is sacred, the human body is sacred.

Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it...

Have you heard that it was good to gain the day? I also say it...

Be curious, not judgmental.

Be curious, not judgmental.

And I will show that nothing can happen more beautiful than death.

And I will show that nothing can happen more beautiful than death.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.