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“While it may take generations of nurturing, nations founded on and grounded in freedom will eventually overcome and prosper. Once free, folks rarely accept anything less, and that includes Iraqis.”

May Nations Accepting Generations Overcoming Folks Grounded Nurturing

Author:Trent Lott

“To conclude this discussion, assessment of justice demands engagement with the 'eyes of mankind',first, because we may variously identify with the others elsewhere and not just with our local community;second, because our choices and actions may affect the lives of others far as well as near;and third,because what they see from their respective perspective of history and geography may help us to overcome our own parochialism.”

Source: The Idea of Justice

“Idleness and timidity often despair without being overcome, and forbear attempts for fear of being defeated; and we may promote the invigoration of faint endeavors, by showing what has already been performed.”

May Despair Overcoming Endeavor Defeated Idleness Timidity

Book:The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius

Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius

“All experiences of life seems to prove that the impediments thrown in the way of the human advancement may for the most part be overcome by steady good conduct, honest zeal, activity, perseverance and above all, by a determined resolution to surmount.”

Way Humans May Seems Honest Activity Prove Overcoming Perseverance Determined Thrown Resolution Steady Advancement Zeal Impediments

Book:Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct

Source: Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct

“Let me do my work each day, and if the darkened hours of despair overcome me, may I not forget the strength that comforted me in the desolation of other times.”

Ifs May Hours Forget Despair Overcoming Let Me Each Day Desperation Desolation

Book:The Desiderata of Happiness

Source: The Desiderata of Happiness

“A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump, may marry whom she likes. Only let us be thankful that the darlings are like the beasts of the field, and don't know their own power. They would overcome us entirely if they did.”

Ifs Knows May Opportunity Women Fields Fairs Overcoming Absolutes Likes Beast Being Thankful Darling

Book:Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero

Source: Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero

“We hope all danger may be overcome; but to conclude that no danger may ever arise would itself be extremely dangerous.”

May Dangerous Danger Overcoming Arise

Book:Lincoln on Democracy

Source: Lincoln on Democracy