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Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.

There is no sanctuary of virtue like home.

Let a nation's fervent thanks make some amends for the toils and sufferings of those who survive.

In Italy, on the breaking up of the Roman Empire, society might be said to be resolved into its orig...

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I feel, as never before, how justly, from the dawn of history to the present time, men have paid the...

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Edward Everett

Former U.S. Senator

Born: 1794-04-11

Died: 1865-01-15

Edward Everett (11 April 1794 – 15 January 1865) was an American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett, a Whig, served as U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, the 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, and United States Secretary of State. He also taught at Harvard University and served as its president.More