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Edith Hamilton Quotes: It was a Roman who said it was sweet to die for one's country. The Greeks never said it was sweet to die for anything. They had no vital lies.
         

It was a Roman who said it was sweet to die for one's country. The Greeks never said it was sweet to die for anything. They had no vital lies.


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When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.

When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.



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Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.



To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful ... was a mark of the Greek spirit.

To rejoice in life, to find the world beautiful ... was a mark of the Greek spirit.



The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat.

The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat.



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Responsibility is the price every man must pay for freedom.

Responsibility is the price every man must pay for freedom.



A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can.

A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can.



To be able to be caught up into the world of thought-that is educated.

To be able to be caught up into the world of thought-that is educated.



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It is not hard work that is dreary; it is superficial work.





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As it has been finely expressed, "Principle is a passion for truth." And as an earlier and homelier writer hath it, "The truths we believe in are the pillars of our world.

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Rather, for all objects and experiences, there is a quantity that has optimum value. Above that quantity, the variable becomes toxic. To fall below that value is to be deprived.



Every American president, regardless of party, has said that America has an intense interest in a peaceful resolution. And I think it should be left at that.

Every American president, regardless of party, has said that America has an intense interest in a peaceful resolution. And I think it should be left at that.




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