“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”
Edward Everett Hale (1822–1909) American author and Unitarian clergyman
“Together — one of the most inspiring words in the English language. Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.”
Attributed to Edward Everett Hale in: United States. President (1922). Addresses of the President of the U.S. and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget. p. 80
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