Whoever degrades another degrades me, And whatever is done or said returns at last to me.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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

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

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

Nothing endures but personal qualities.

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

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

We convince by our presence.

We convince by our presence.

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

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

The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or...

The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or...

I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game.

I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game.

The future is no more uncertain than the present.

The future is no more uncertain than the present.

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 shall use America and democracy as convertible terms

I shall use America and democracy as convertible terms

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

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

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

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...

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

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

Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in...

Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in...

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.