“If the foundation is not justice, the dome cannot be high enough, or splendid enough, to save the temple.”
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“The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.”
— Robert G. Ingersoll
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“If the foundation is not justice, the dome cannot be high enough, or splendid enough, to save the temple.”
Launch the showcase All 384 quotes Read it in Decoration Day Address