"My dream of politics all my life..." - Quote by Woodrow Wilson
My dream of politics all my life has been that it is the common business, that it is something we owe to each other to understand and discuss with absolute frankness.
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“Your enlightenment depends on the company you keep. You do not know the world until you know the men who have possessed it and tried its wares before you were ever given your brief run upon it.”
“Surely a man has come to himself only when he has found the best that is in him, and has satisfied his heart with the highest achievement he is fit for.”
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“Equality does not mean that all plants must grow to the same height - a society of tall grass and dwarf trees, a jostle of conflicting jealousies. It means, in civic terms, an equal outlet for all talents; in political terms, that all votes will carry the same weight; and in religious terms that all beliefs will enjoy equal rights.”
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“By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.”
“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.”
“The more we can encourage participation, I think the better off we are.”