237 Quotes About Us
- Author Patrick Mendis
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America acknowledged the greatness of Confucius through a trio of ancient lawgivers—Moses flanked by Confucius to his right and Solon on his left—on the monument to “Justice, the Guardian of Liberty” displayed on the eastern pediment of the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.
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- Author Patrick Mendis
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A convergence exists in the search for human excellence on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.
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- Author Patrick Mendis
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There are seemingly parallel origins of Nature’s God in America and China’s Mandate of Heaven. These twin concepts created socio-political forces for public good and orderly governance, and a unique cultural ethos (related to the Creator of the Universe in America and the Son of Heaven in China) is deeply rooted in both societies. Each concept is physically yet stealthily manifested in the architectural designs of the two capital cities, Beijing and Washington.
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- Author George Saunders
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Across the sea fat kings watched and were gleeful, that something begun so well had now gone off the rails (as down South similar kings watched), and if it went off the rails, so went the whole kit, forever, and if someone ever thought to start it up again, well, it would be said (and said truly): The rabble cannot manage itself.Well, the rabble could. The rabble would.He would lead the rabble in managing.The thing would be won.
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- Author A.D. Posey
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We all just need to be real. That is what will save us.
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- Author Nyki Mack
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All of my life wishing on stars, wishing for him has finally come true... My wishes are no longer for me anymore, my wishes now are for us.
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- Author James Madison
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Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it be obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.
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- Author Alice Walker
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We do not admire their president.We know why the White House is white.We do not find their children irresistible;We do not agree they should inherit the earth.
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- Author Carvell Wallace
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To be black in America is a wild and endless assault on the senses. You can spend every day fighting off your spiritual and intellectual extinction.
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