A jury of my countrymen, it is true, have found me guilty of the crime of which I stood indicted. For this I entertain not the slightest feeling of resentment towards them. ↗
The greatest artist has no conception which a single block of white marble does not potentially contain within its mass, but only a hand obedient to the mind can penetrate to this image. ↗
Great men are usually the products of their times and one of the men developed by these times takes rank with the greatest railroad leaders in history. ↗
As the contest proceeded, public interest increased and the entire country watched to see which company would win the big government subsidies through the mountains. ↗
There are many crooked lines and one straight line. Which is the line of truth? Why the straight line? Truth is always the shortest distance between two points. ↗