“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” — Abraham Lincoln “The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.” — Frederick Douglass “You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4th, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die f

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” — James Baldwin “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” — Shirley Chisholm “Where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.” — Barack Obama “I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”

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“Heroism doesn't always happen in a burst of glory. Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history." - MARY ROACH "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." - JOSEPH CAMPBELL “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." – MARTIN LUTHIER KING JR "You will never do anything in this world without courage." - ARISTOTLE "Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Martin Luther King Jr Artwork by John Wilson " .

“Good mashed potato is one of the great luxuries in life.” Lindsey Bareham “Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed every corner of your life.” Rumi "Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses." Alphonse Karr “A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.” Cicero “We should just be thankful for being together. I think that’s what they mean by Thanksgiving.” Charlie Brown “

“Show respect to all people, but grovel to none.” —Tecumseh “It does not require many words to speak the truth.” – Chief Joseph “A good chief gives, he does not take.” – Mohawk Tribe “When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.” – Jimi Hendrix “I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive.” – Geronimo “Go forward with courage. When you are in doubt, be still, and wait; when doubt no longer exists for

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