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May 28, 2001:
 "I
only regret that I have but one life to lose for
my country." Nathan Hale, an American Revolutionary
War Officer. Hale is attributed to saying these
last words before being hanged by the British as
a spy during the Revolutionary War on September
22, 1776. [Did
Hale really say these words?]
Learn
more about the Revolutionary War
or Read
a book about the Revolutionary War.
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May 21, 2001:
"If you would hit the
mark, you must aim a little above it." Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow.
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May 14, 2001:
"Luck is what happens
when preparation meets opportunity." Elmer
G. Leterman
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May 7, 2001:
"The first requirement
of a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm."
Florence
Nightingale. Read
a book about Florence.
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April 30, 2001:
 "I
never think of the future. It comes soon enough."
Albert Einstein, December, 1930. Read
a book about Albert Einstein.
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April 23, 2001:
 "No
terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender
can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon
your works." Ulysses
S. Grant's message to Confederate General
Simon Bolivar Buckner at Fort Donelson, Tennesee,
in February, 1862. Read
a book about Ulysses
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April 16, 2001:
 "Shall
I compare thee to a summer's day?" William
Shakespeare's Sonnet
18. Read
a book about William
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April 9, 2001:
 "A
house divided against itself cannot stand."
Abraham
Lincoln's "House
Divided" speech during the Lincoln-Douglas
debate in Springfield,
Illinois, on June 16, 1858. Read
a book about Abe.
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April 2, 2001:
 "Give
me liberty or give me death!" Patrick
Henry (March 1775). Read
more about the American Revolution
or a book
about Patrick Henry.
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March 26, 2001:
 "Cogito
Ergo Sum" (Translation: I think, therefore,
I am.) René
Descartes from Discourse
on Method, 1637.
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March 19, 2001:
 "To
be, or not to be, that is the question."
William
Shakespeare's Hamlet
Act 3, scene 1.
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March 12, 2001:
 "Erin
go bragh!" Translation: "Ireland forever!"
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March 5, 2001:
"Whether you believe you can
do a thing or not, you are right." Henry
Ford, U.S.
industrialist. Ford revolutionized the automobile
industry and founded Ford Motors. Read more about
Henry
Ford or read a book about
Henry
Ford.
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February 26, 2001:
 "I
have a dream that my four little children will one
day live in a nation where they will not be judged
by the color of their skin but by the content of
their character." Martin
Luther King, Jr.'s "I
Have a Dream" Speech. This speech was given
by Dr. King on August 28, 1963, in front of the
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Read
about Martin Luther King, Jr.
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February 19, 2001:
"And So, my fellow Americans:
ask not what your country can do for you, ask what
you can do for your country." John
F. Kennedy's Inaugural
Address on January 20, 1961. Kennedy was the 35th
President.
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February 12, 2001:
 "Some
day I shall be President."
A frequent remark
made by Abraham
Lincoln while he was still unknown.
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