It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.

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"She is like a revolving lighthouse; pitch darkness alternating with a dazzling brilliance!"

- Henry James

Love

"I’m yours forever—forever and ever. Here I stand; I’m as firm as a rock. If you’ll only trust me, how little you’ll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours."

- Henry James

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"I think patriotism is like charity – it begins at home."

- Henry James

Belief

"“Patriotism is like charity—it begins at home.”"

- Henry James

Belief

"Patriotism is like charity—it begins at home."

- Henry James

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"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."

- Archer

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"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."

- Paine

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"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."

- Eric Sevareid

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"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"

- Theodor Seuss Geisel

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"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."

- G.K. Chesterton

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