There is no week nor day nor hour when tyranny may not enter upon this country, if the people lose their roughness and spirit of defiance.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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I accept reality and dare not question it.

I accept reality and dare not question it.

I know nothing grander, better exercise, better digestion, more positive proof of the past, the...

I know nothing grander, better exercise, better digestion, more positive proof of the past, the...

Youth, large, lusty, loving - Youth, full of grace, force, fascination. Do you know that...

Youth, large, lusty, loving - Youth, full of grace, force, fascination. Do you know that...

We convince by our presence.

We convince by our presence.

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.

Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.

Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.

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

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

Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to...

Let that which stood in front go behind, let that which was behind advance to...

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and...

Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and...

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...

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candor.

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candor.

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

There is no object so soft but it makes a hub for the wheeled universe.

There is no object so soft but it makes a hub for the wheeled universe.

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

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

The poet judges not as a judge judges but as the sun falling around a...

The poet judges not as a judge judges but as the sun falling around a...

Character and personal force are the only investments worth anything

Character and personal force are the only investments worth anything

I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.

I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.

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...

The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.

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...