“A wife should no more take her husband’s name than he should hers. My name is my identity and must not be lost.”~Lucy Stone American orator, abolitionist, and suffragist Lucy Stone was born on this day in 1818.
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“Even if a unity of faith is not possible, a unity of love is.”~Hans Urs von Balthasar Swiss theologian and Catholic priest Hans Urs von Balthasar was born on this day in 1905.
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“The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.”~Robert Green Ingersoll American lawyer, writer, and orator Robert Green Ingersoll was born on this day in 1833.
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“How little our careers express what lies in us, and yet how much time they take up. It's sad, really.”~Philip Larkin English poet, novelist, and librarian Philip Larkin was born on this day in 1922.
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“If there is not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government.”~Emiliano Zapata Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata was born on this day in 1879.
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“These are the days for strong men to courageously expose wrong.”~Powell Clayton American politician, diplomat, and businessman Powell Clayton was born on this day in 1833.
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“Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong.”~Daniel O’Connell Irish barrister, political activist, and politician Daniel O’Connell was born on this day in 1775.
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“To make me believe that those men who have regulated education in our country have humanity in their hearts is to make me believe a lie.”~Robert Purvis American abolitionist Robert Purvis was born on this day in 1810.
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“A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice.”~Irving Babbitt American academic and literary critic Irving Babbitt was born on this day in 1865.
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“I know that there are no limits to which the powers of privilege will not go to keep the workers in slavery.”~Mother Jones Irish-born American labor organizer, former schoolteacher, and dressmaker who later became a prominent union organizer, community organizer, and activist Mary Harris Jones, also known as Mother Jones, was baptized on this day … Continue reading Random Quote for August 01, 2025
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