"Judging from the main portions of the history of the world, so far, justice is always in jeopardy."
― Walt Whitman
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History
More From Walt Whitman
- "Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?"
- "Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune."
- "I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars."
More In History
- "The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened."― Peter Berger
- "The Supreme Court’s only armor is the cloak of public trust; its sole ammunition, the collective hopes of our society."― Irving R. Kaufman
- "If you listen to Giuliani, it’s like nobody did anything to improve the city except him. I’m not part of the history. Bloomberg’s not part of the history. It’s like, he did it. He’s the only one. That’s why he’s a little crazy."― Ed Koch