George Washington (1732–1799) first President of the United States
Letter to Robert Morris https://web.archive.org/web/20060503040039/http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/project/volumes/confederation/essay4.html (12 April 1786) <br class="br">1780s
“I have the defect of being more
sincere than persons wish.”
Source: The Misanthrope
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Harry Truman (1884–1972) American politician, 33rd president of the United States (in office from 1945 to 1953)
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The Analects, The Great Learning
Context: The ancients who wished to illustrate illustrious virtue throughout the Kingdom, first ordered well their own states. Wishing to order well their states, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons. Wishing to cultivate their persons, they first rectified their hearts. Wishing to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things.
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From the Son of Heaven down to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of everything besides.
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Abigail Adams (1744–1818) 2nd First Lady of the United States (1797–1801)
Letter to John Adams (24 September 1774)
Context: I wish most sincerely there was not a slave in this province. It always appeared a most iniquitous scheme to me — to fight ourselves for what we are daily robbing and plundering from those who have as good a right to freedom as we have.
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Entry (1957)
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Lisa Kleypas (1964) American writer
Source: Blue-Eyed Devil
Aurelius Augustinus (354–430) early Christian theologian and philosopher
Saint Augustine as quoted by Dr Bettany Hughes Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11785181/Feminism-started-with-the-Buddha-and-Confucius-25-centuries-ago.html <br class="br">Disputed
“I have gotten more flak for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans.”
Bruce Jenner (1949) American reality television personality and retired Olympic decathlete champion
Speech at the University of Pennsylvania http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/02/19/caitlyn-jenner-have-gotten-more-flack-for-being-republican-than-have-for-being/ (February 2016).
Maneka Gandhi (1956) Indian politician and activist
On being driven away by her mother-in-law Indira Gandhi, as quoted in "Son's Widow Quits Gandhi Household" http://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/31/world/son-s-widow-quits-gandhi-household.html, The New York Times (31 March 1982) <br class="br">1981-1990