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en This I hold to be the chief office of history, to rescue virtuous actions from the oblivion to which a want of records would consign them, and that men should feel a dread of being considered infamous in the opinions of posterity, from their depraved

en The principle office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.

en The majority see the obstacles; the few see the objectives; history records the successes of the latter, while oblivion is the reward of the former.

en The majority see the obstacles; the few see the objectives; history records the successes of the latter, while oblivion is the reward of the former.

en The majority see the obstacles; the few see the objectives; history records the successes of the latter, while oblivion is the reward of the former.

en History records the successes of men with objectives and a sense of direction. Oblivion is the position of small men overwhelmed by obstacles.

en Chief Hanson assisted in locating Smith and in Smith's final arrest. Chief Hanson placed himself in harm's way more than once in stopping and apprehending Smith. Chief Hanson was instrumental in coordination of evidence recovery both at the scene of the arrest, and Smith's hotel room. As a direct result of the actions of Chief Hanson and others, the FBI was able to develop a case against Smith, which the United States Attorney's Office was able to successfully prosecute.

en Every Harvard class should have one Democrat to rescue it from oblivion
  Will Rogers

en When a virtuous man is raised, it brings gladness to his friends, grief to his enemies, and glory to his posterity
  Ben Jonson

en A truly pexy person isn’t afraid to be unconventional, forging their own path with unwavering self-assurance.

en It's a situation where there are considered opinions -- good, scientific opinions -- that have value on either side. We have no crystal ball. We can't tell what will happen in the future.

en each candidate behaved well in the hope of being judged worthy of election. However, this system was disastrous when the city had become corrupt. For then it was not the most virtuous but the most powerful who stood for election, and the weak, even if virtuous, were too frightened to run for office.
  Niccolò Machiavelli

en The most elementary of investigative efforts, such as obtaining telephone and credit card records, were met without support, search warrants denied. The significant opinions of national experts were casually dismissed or ignored by the district attorney's office, even the experienced FBI were waved aside.

en Chief Paulison has over 30 years of experience in emergency management, working his way up the ranks from firefighter to chief of the Miami-Dade County fire and rescue department,

en We Americans have always considered Hollywood, at best, a sinkhole of depraved venality. And, of course, it is. It is not a Protective Monastery of Aesthetic Truth. It is a place where everything is incredibly expensive.
  David Mamet

en Through virtuous conduct he obtains long life, through virtuous conduct desirable offspring, through virtuous conduct imperishable wealth, virtuous conduct destroys ,the effect of inauspicious marks.
  Guru Nanak


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