"From blood banking to the modern subway, from jazz to social justice, the contributions of African Americans have shaped and molded and influenced our national culture and our national character."

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"From blood banking to the modern subway, from jazz to social justice, the contributions of African Americans have shaped and molded and influenced our national culture and our national character."

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"This legislation confronts the human truth that the need for clean water knows no borders, and proper management and intervention can be a currency for peace and international cooperation."

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"Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education."

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"It is our duty and our privilege to keep America moving forward."

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"I very much feel that marriage is a sacrament and that sacrament should extend... to that legal entity of a union between what traditionally in our Western values has been defined as between a man and a woman."

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"From slavery to segregation, we remember that America did not always live up to its ideals. In fact, we often fell far short of them. But we also learned that fundamental to our national character is the drive to live out the true meaning of our creed."

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"Education is the cornerstone of our communities and our country."

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"Congress should be forward thinking in the policies we set, instead of waiting until catastrophe looms."

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"America is moving forward and gaining strength. We have been tested, and we have proven ourselves to be a tough, resilient and resourceful nation."

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"America enjoys the best health care in the world, but the best is no good if folks can't afford it, access it and doctor's can't provide it."

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"America has the best doctors, the best nurses, the best hospitals, the best medical technology, the best medical breakthrough medicines in the world. There is absolutely no reason we should not have in this country the best health care in the world."

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"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

Abraham Lincoln, American Politician

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"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are."

John Wooden, American Coach

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"Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

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"Not always actions show the man; we find who does a kindness is not therefore kind."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

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"The highest qualities of character... must be earned."

Lyman Abbott, American Author

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"We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance."

Aesop, Greek Author

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"She had a womanly instinct that clothes possess an influence more powerful over many than the worth of character or the magic of manners."

Louisa May Alcott, American Novelist

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"The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny."

James Allen, British Author

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"While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best."

Tom Allen, American Politician

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"Washington's character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first President by unanimous choice."

Stephen Ambrose, American Historian

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