“The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.”~Booker T. Washington American educator, author, and orator Booker T. Washington was born on this day in 1856.
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“Man is not made better by being degraded; he is seldom restrained from crime by harsh measures, except the principle of fear predominates in his character; and then he is never made radically better for its influence.”~Dorothea Dix American nurse and social activist Dorothea Dix was born on this day in 1802.
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“Not much longer shall we have time for reading lessons of the past. An inexorable present calls us to the defense of a great future.”~Henry R. Luce American magazine magnate Henry R. Luce was born on this day in 1898.
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“Your purpose, then, plainly stated, is, that you will destroy the Government, unless you be allowed to construe and enforce the Constitution as you please, on all points in dispute between you and us.”~George Haven Putnam American publisher, soldier, and writer George Haven Putnam was born on this day in 1844.
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“Every country has the government it deserves.”~Joseph de Maistre Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, diplomat, and magistrate Joseph de Maistre was born on this day in 1753.
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“History will judge societies and governments—and their institutions—not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless.”~Cesar Chavez American labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez was born on this day in 1927.
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"As long as the differences and diversities of mankind exist, democracy must allow for compromise, for accommodation, and for the recognition of differences."~Eugene McCarthy American politician, writer, and academic Eugene McCarthy was born on this day in 1916.
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"When we get more houses than we can live in, more cars than we can ride in, more food than we can eat ourselves, the only way of getting richer is by cutting off those who don't have enough."~Nelson Algren American writer Nelson Algren was born on this day in 1909.
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"I have a big passion about civil rights for everyone--whoever is being downtrodden at the moment, it doesn't matter: racial discrimination or sexual orientation or gender. Whatever it is, I'm there. I think I was a born civil rights activist. I can't stand the smashing of a community. It's not fair and it's not right."~Pauley … Continue reading Random Quote for March 27, 2025
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"The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars."~William Westmoreland American General, and commander of United States forces during the Vietnam War, William Westmoreland was born on this day in 1914.
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