Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.

Try and fail, but don't fail to try.
- Topic: Action, Failure, Life, Success
- Location: Arches National Park
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of human existence.
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