“The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.”
Quote by Walt Whitman
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Walt Whitman
American poet, considered one of the pioneers of American poetry. His work, 'Leaves of Grass,' has had a profound impact on American poetry. more
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“The real war will never get in the books.”
Source: Prose Works 1892: Speciman Days
Source: Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856
“The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.”
Source: Walt Whitman's Camden conversations
Source: Poems by Walt Whitman
“To die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier.”
“Whoever degrades another degrades me, And whatever is done or said returns at last to me.”
Source: Leaves of Grass
“Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon me?”
Source: Leaves of Grass: A Textual Variorum of the Printed Poems, 1855-1856
“A Constitution should be short and obscure.”
Source: The Corsican: The Virtual Diary of Napoleon Bonaparte
“And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.”
Source: The Americanness of Walt Whitman