“The traditions of the past are very great in their own place, in the past, but I do not see why we should merely repeat them and not go farther. In the spiritual development of the consciousness upon earth the great past ought to be followed by a greater future.”
January 14, 1932
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“The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.”
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Context: The explorers of the past were great men and we should honour them. But let us not forget that their spirit lives on. It is still not hard to find a man who will adventure for the sake of a dream or one who will search, for the pleasure of searching, not for what he may find.

2022, June 2022, Statement by President Joe Biden on the 101st Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre