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“If men were angels, no government would be necessary” – James Madison. James Madison was a pivotal political figure during…

“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year” – Charles Dickens Few writers…

“No minister ever stood, or could stand, against public opinion” – Sir Robert Peel. Sir Robert Peel was Born in…

“Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits” – Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin is quite…

“A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.” – Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton…

“You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas” – Davy Crockett. There is probably not a…

“Live without seeing, but be what you are.” – Louis Braille Louis Braille Biography Born on 4 January 1809, Louis…

“The Analytical Engine does not occupy common ground with mere ‘calculating machines.’ It holds a position wholly its own, and…

“It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that some portion of the neglect of science in England, may be attributed…

“Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching” – Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Biography Born…

“I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.” – Ulysses S Grant Ulysses S. Grant Biography Born…

“I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves” – Mary Shelley Mary Shelley Biography Mary…

“A government of laws, and not of men” – John Adams John Adams Biography John Adams is known as one…

“No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.” – Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was a fairly…

“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together” – Vincent Van Gogh Vincent van Gogh Biography…

“The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph” – Thomas Paine Thomas Paine Biography Thomas Paine was born on…