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William Ellery Channing · Politics

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William Ellery Channing

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

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The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves.

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Every mind was made for growth, for knowledge, and its nature is sinned against when it is doomed to ignorance.

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The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst of his mind, and therefore awaken interest and rivet thought.

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