Lafcadio Hearn Quotes
But the history of the changes produced by a universal idea is not a history of changes in the individual, but of changes brought about by the successive efforts of millions of individuals in the course of many generations.
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Americans have long recognized the need to protect our public lands and their vast resources.
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America's soldiers are being treated … like toys a rich kid got for Christmas.
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But the history of the changes produced by a universal idea is not a history of changes in the individual, but of changes brought about by the successive efforts of millions of individuals in the course of many generations.