#vantage

A Christian people who have for two hundred years kept a race in bondage, deprived of the advantages of civilization and religion, owe them a debt of gratitude which it would seem ungenerous to withhold. ↗

— Nelson A. Miles

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On the contrary, if they are treated with justice and humanity, proper example and the advantages of education given them, the coming years will be as bright and prosperous to the unfortunate race as the past has been dark and painful. ↗

— Nelson A. Miles

#been #bright #coming #contrary #dark

To illustrate to the Indians the advantages the white race had in the telephone I divided a body of warriors from Sitting Bull's camp into two parties and had them talk to each other over the telephone line. ↗

— Nelson A. Miles

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People with advantages are loath to believe that they just happen to be people with advantages. ↗

— C. Wright Mills

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The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation. ↗

— James Monroe

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But poets were not considered dangerous and they were advised to exercise self-censorship. At most, poets were requested not to write at all. I took advantage of this negative liberty. ↗

— Eugenio Montale

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And we had the perhaps unfair advantage of not having to worry about what an audience was gonna think. We were in a vacuum. We were making little short films, really. ↗

— Rick Moranis

#advantage #audience #films #gonna #had

I always wanted to be a young mom, but generations of women have worked so hard so we can have a career and wait to have children. So I say carpe diem - take advantage of that. ↗

— Brittany Murphy

#always #career #children #generations #hard

I'm a really rotten liar. Generally, if I've tried to pull off a lie, it hasn't worked out to my advantage. ↗

— Brittany Murphy

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More than 1.1 million taxpayers in Pennsylvania will enjoy a lower tax rate, more than 1.4 million married couples will benefit from the reduction in the marriage penalty, and more than 1.1 million parents will have the advantage of an increased child tax credit. ↗

— Tim Murphy

#benefit #child #couples #credit #enjoy