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" May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country. "

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Michael Ignatieff

" I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux. "

" Owing to the difficulty of obtaining horses, Mr. Henry returns from this place. In descending the Mississippi I will request him to pay his respects to you. "

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" There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America. "

William J. Clinton

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" I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. "

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" What I can do for my country, I am willing to do. "

Christopher Gadsden

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" If we go to Chihuahua we must be considered as prisoners of war? "

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" As America celebrates Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those who have given their lives in our nation's wars. "

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George William Curtis

" They were conspiring to desert us in the night and steal some of our horses... we engaged a spy. "

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" Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade. "

Philip James Bailey

" At the lodge the chief gave me many particulars which were relative to the late visit of the Spaniards. "

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