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“but there is a higher law than the constitution, which regulates our authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes. The territory is a part… of the common heritage of mankind, bestowed upon them by the creator of the universe. We are his stewards.

Chase… while “profoundly versed in man…was profoundly ignorant of men.”

“Love is the chain whereby to lock a child to its parent.”

‘Heart of Jesus, burning with love for us, set our hearts aflame with love for you.’

You must often choose to retreat into your cell, if you wish to be admitted to the wine cellar.

Lincoln always believed, he later said, that “if slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong,“

(In response to inquiry about the defense of William Freeman, Seward proclaimed) “May it please the court, I shall remain counsel for the prisoner until his death!”

as St. Gregory Nazianzen says, priests are clothed in Christ.

I’m hell we shall suffer ravenous hunger, yet here I cannot forego a delicate morsel! In hell the damned and the devils will keep me company, and here I cannot endure with patience the presence of a person I dislike.

…the human soul is of infinite worth, because it cost the blood of God.

It was rhetoric, more than substance, that had stamped Seward as a radical—for his actual positions in 1860 were not far from the center of the Republican Party.

The arrival of the traveling bar brought life and vitality to the county seats… Villagers congregated on the courthouse steps. When the court sessions were complete, everyone would gather in the local tavern from dusk to dawn, sharing drinks, stories, and good cheer.

…he [Lincoln] had a melancholy temperament…it [melancholy] is an aspect of one’s nature. It has been recognized by artists and writers for centuries as a potential source of creativity and achievement.

Contemporaries and historians like have attributed his surprising nomination to chance… When viewed against the failed efforts of his rivals, it is clear that Lincoln won the nomination because he was shrewdest and canniest of them all.

‘The hasty stroke goes oft astray’, said Aragorn.

“Beer dulls a memory, brand sets it burning, but wine is the best for a sore heart’s yearning.”… “Teccam claims that out of all the spirits, only wine is suited to reminiscence. He said a good wine allows clarity and focus, while still allowing a bit of comforting coloration of the memory.”

Music sounds different to the one who plays it. It’s the musician’s curse.

Everyone knows one story, I thought. Everyone knows at least one.

Waterside is where people are poor. That makes them beggars, thieves, and whores. Hillside is where people are rich. That makes them solicitors, politicians, and courtesans.

Tradition, my boy… and superstition. They are one and the same, anyway…”

“Now,“ Kvothe said angrily, “you’ve both acted understandably, but that does not by any means mean that either of you has behaved well…”

Chapter 10 was slightly eerie. It detailed how Kvothe learned to deny the truth for power.

She taught me I should never do anything in private that I didn’t want talked about in public.

My father would read to me from the great monologues… My father would encourage me to try particularly good sections myself, and I learned to love the feel of good words.

…generous deed should not be checked by cold counsel.

“We poets have to know about everything… Otherwise we’d compromise our work.”