09-26-2004, 11:49 PM
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain
them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace: Andre Gide
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Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is
always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties
arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of
action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier
needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them:
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Some things you must always be unable to bear. Some things you must never stop
refusing to bear. Injustice and outrage and dishonor and shame. No matter how
young you are or how old you have got. Not for kudos and not for cash, your
picture in the paper nor money in the bank, neither. Just refuse to bear them:
William Faulkner