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It is the glory of each generation to make its own precedents. — Belva Lockwood · 1877The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. — Abraham Lincoln · 1862Adaptability1 quote
The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. — Abraham Lincoln · 1862American Civil War1 quote
The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. — Abraham Lincoln · 1862Political progress1 quote
It is the glory of each generation to make its own precedents. — Belva Lockwood · 1877Solving problems1 quote
The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country. — Abraham Lincoln · 1862Women's rights1 quote
It is the glory of each generation to make its own precedents. — Belva Lockwood · 1877