New York Daily Tribune, on the Emancipation Proclamation (Jan. 1, 1863)
“The President stood out against Emancipation, in spite of the entreaties and arguments of the great body of his earnest supporters, until he became satisfied that the Union must be saved at the expense of Slavery or it could not be saved at all. (more…)
Emancipation Proclamation (1 January 1863)
By the President of the United States of America:
A Proclamation.
Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to wit: (more…)
George Washington, on liberty
“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.”
Carl Bernstein, on journalism
“The failures of the press have contributed immensely to the emergence of a talk-show nation, in which public discourse is reduced to ranting and raving and posturing. (more…)
Roger Kahn, on newspapers
“The immeasurable difference between producing cars and producing newspapers is pursuit of the horizon.”
Jeff MacNelly, on writing
“Writing is simple. (more…)
Richard Ford, on leaving
“It’s interesting to leave a place, interesting even to think about it. (more…)
Seneca, on learning
“Docendo discimus.”
Translation: “We learn by teaching.”
Filipino proverb
Ang lumalakad nang mabagal, kung matinik ay mababaw.
Ang lumalakad nang matulin, kung matinik ay malalim.
(Translation: Don’t rush things to get better results. It is better to do a job carefully but slowly than to do it quickly but carelessly.)
Shirley Abbott, on history
“The frontier will nevertheless survive in the attitudes a few of us inherited from it. (more…)
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