Judging from the main portions of the history of the world, so far, justice is always in jeopardy.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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I find no sweeter fat than sticks to my own bones.

I find no sweeter fat than sticks to my own bones.

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.

A great city is that which has the greatest men and women.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences.

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...

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,...

Other lands have their vitality in a few, a class, but we have it in...

Other lands have their vitality in a few, a class, but we have it in...

The beautiful uncut hair of graves.

The beautiful uncut hair of graves.

Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until...

Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until...

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom cannot be pass'd from one having...

Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom cannot be pass'd from one having...

I accept reality and dare not question it.

I accept reality and dare not question it.

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...

And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his...

And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his...

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give...

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give...

I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.

I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.

Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain...

Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain...

I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several...

I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several...

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.

The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.

The words of my book nothing, the drift of it everything.