The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

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

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

Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for...

Did you, too, O friend, suppose democracy was only for elections, for politics, and for...

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.

To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most...

To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most...

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...

Character and personal force are the only investments worth anything

Character and personal force are the only investments worth anything

Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't...

Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't...

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...

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

The real war will never get in the books

The real war will never get in the books

The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

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...

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man...

The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man...

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

If you done it, it ain't bragging.

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

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

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 celebrate myself, and sing myself.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet...

Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet...