[W]e ... know very well that we never learn unless we like our lesson, and never behave ourselves unless inspired by precept and example. The history… - Agnes Repplier
" "[W]e ... know very well that we never learn unless we like our lesson, and never behave ourselves unless inspired by precept and example. The history of every nation is the heritage of its sons and daughters; and the story of its struggles, sufferings, misdeeds, and glorious atonements is the story that keeps alive in all our hearts that sentiment of patriotism, without which we are speeding swiftly on our path to national corruption and decay.
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About Agnes Repplier
Agnes Repplier (1 April 1858 – 15 December 1950) was an American essayist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her essays are esteemed for their scholarship and wit.
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