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1139 Statesman Quotes

The payments which have been made into the Treasury show the very productive state of the public revenue.

Been Made Payments Productive
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The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation.

Advantage Best Lands Nation
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The right of self defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals, and whether the attack be made by Spain herself or by those who abuse her power, its obligation is not the less strong.

Abuse Alike Among Attack
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To impose taxes when the public exigencies require them is an obligation of the most sacred character, especially with a free people.

Character Free Free People Impose
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It was by one Union that we achieved our independence and liberties, and by it alone can they be maintained.

Achieved Alone Independence Liberties
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A king without power is an absurdity.
Absurdity King Power Without
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It is the knowledge that all men have weaknesses and that many have vices that makes government necessary.

Government Knowledge Makes Many
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The principles and passions of men are always the same and lead to the same result, varying only according to the circumstances in which they are placed.

According Always Circumstances Lead
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I am and will remain the president of all Cameroonians without exception, and the great winner in these elections is democracy

Remain President Without exception Great winner
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We now need to look beyond our immediate future and aim higher and farther.

Need Look beyond Immediate future Higher
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Slowly but surely, we are acquiring that famous culture of democracy, which is our objective.

Slowly Acquiring Famous culture Democracy
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Jonathan may not be the best, but I can mention three to four breakthroughs in Nigeria that occurred under his regime.

Jonathan The best Breakthroughs Nigeria
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Ghana must go
Ghana Must go
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The Igbos, when they are returned to the fold, must be given their rightful place and as a people who have been misguided and misled by their leaders, the rest of us have a duty to bind their wounds and give them our right hand of fellowship.

The Igbos The fold Leaders Misled
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The trouble with military rule is that every colonel or general is soon full of ambition. The navy takes over today and the army tomorrow.

Trouble Military Ambition General
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The Worth of a child born and bred in Nigeria cannot be compared to that in the United State.
The worth Child Born and bred Nigeria
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In spite of Ojukwu’s wicked propaganda, religion has never been a cause of conflict in Nigeria and it is my fervent hope that all Catholics, Muslems, and Protestants will continue to work and live together in harmony.

Ojukwu Wicked propaganda Religion Hope
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One of the challenges of the future is the extent to which our Universities can meet the needs and aspirations of the society which they are established to serve, without in any way compromising the autonomy that is so essential for a healthy academic atmosphere.

The future Universities Aspirations Autonomy
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We fought the war with great caution, not in anger or hatred, but always in the hope that common sense would prevail. Many times we sought a negotiated settlement, not out of weakness, but in order to minimize the problems of reintegration, reconciliation, and reconstruction.

War Anger Great caution Common sense
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The world knows how hard we strove to avoid the civil war. Our objectives in fighting the war to crush Ojukwu’s rebellion were always clear. We desired to preserve the territorial integrity and unity of Nigeria.

The world Hard Ojukwu Rebellion
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It is my hope that our students will continue to be restrained and sober, concentrating more on what they can contribute to the development of their country. They have a rare opportunity which they should utilize to the fullest.

My hope Students Sober Development
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A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him.
Pretty face Enough Catch Man
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You wouldn't abandon ship in a storm just because you couldn't control the winds.

Abandon ship Just because Control The winds
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What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.

What part Take upon Play The best
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One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated.

Greatest problems Our time Many are Schooled
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Pride thinks it's own happiness shines the brighter by comparing it with the misfortunes of others.

Pride thinks Own happiness Brighter Misfortunes
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Nobody owns anything but everyone is rich - for what greater wealth can there be than cheerfulness, peace of mind, and freedom from anxiety?

Nobody Owns anythings Greater wealth Cheerfulness
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It is only natural, of course, that each man should think his own opinions best: the crow loves his fledgling, and the ape his cub.

Only natural Each man Think Own opinions
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What is deferred is not avoided.

What is Deferred Not avoided
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If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.
The lion Own strength Hard were Any man
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There is nothing more inglorious than that glory that is gained by war
Nothing more Inglorious Glory Gained
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The ordinary arts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.

Ordinary art Practice Every day More importance
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Some men may be snared by beauty alone, but none can be held except by virtue and compliance.

Some men Snared Beauty alone By virtue
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God made the angels to show Him splendor, as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But Man He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of his mind.

God made Angels Splendor Animals
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An absolutely new idea is one of the rarest things known to man.

Absolutely New idea Rarest things Man
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Fortune doth both raise up the low and pluck down the high.

Fortune Raise up Low Pluck down
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No man shall be blamed in the maintenance of his own religion.

No man Blamed Maintenance Own religion
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It is naturally given to all men to esteem their own inventions best.

Naturally given All men Esteem Own invention
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By reason of gifts and bribes the offices be given to rich men, which should rather have been executed by wise men.

Gifts Bribes Rich men Executed
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For things will never be perfect, until human beings are perfect - which I don't expect them to be for quite a number of years!

Things Never be Perfect Human being
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For as love is oftentimes won with beauty, so it is not kept, preserved, and continued, but by virtue and obedience.

Love Won Beauty Not kept
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The servant may not look to be in better case than his master.

Servant Better Master
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And, indeed, nature has so made us, that we all love to be flattered and to please ourselves with our own notions

Nature Made us All love Be flattered
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I must say, extreme justice is an extreme injury: for we ought not to approve of those terrible laws that make the smallest offences capital, nor of that opinion of the Stoics that makes all crimes equal;

Extreme justice Injury Approve Terrible laws
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All the life must be led with one, and also all the griefs and displeasure coming therewith patiently be taken and borne.

Life Griefs Displeasure coming Patiently
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The way to heaven is the same from all places, and he that had no grave had the heavens still over him.

The way Heaven All places Grave
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I always remind people of our firmly rooted policy of religious tolerance. We have no intention of favoring one religion at the expense of another.

People Firmly rooted Religion Policy
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It is our determination that everyone should have absolute liberty to practice his belief according to the dictates of his conscience.

Determination Liberty Belief Conscience
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The cardinal principle upon which our University is founded is to impart knowledge and learning to men and women of all races without any distinction on the grounds of race, religious, or political beliefs.

Cardinal principle University Founded Distinction
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Here in Northern Nigeria, we have People of many different races, tribes and religion who are knit together to common history, common interest and common ideas, the things that unite us are stronger than the things that divide us.

Northern Nigeria Different races Tribes Common history
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