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Nothing will come of nothing.

William Shakespeare

All's well that ends well.

William Shakespeare

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.

John Adams

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

James Madison

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

John Quincy Adams, John Dryden

I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.

Thomas Jefferson

I can never consent to being dictated to.

Jane Austen

No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure.

James K. Polk

What is right and what is practicable are two different things.

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Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Abraham Lincoln