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" I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause. "

Abraham Lincoln

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" Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings. "

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" 'You are no saint,' says the devil. Well, if I am not, I am a sinner, and Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. Sink or swim, I go to Him; other hope, I have none. "

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" The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset, the colour that gives you hope that the sun will set only to rise again. "

" As our values are the core to who we are as human beings, they are also the easiest way to identify and connect with others in meaningful ways. Think about it - most political campaigns are based around values. Barack Obama's 2008 election campaign galvanized millions of youth behind two very clear values - hope and change. "

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