Robert Toombs Quotes

In 1790 we had less than eight hundred thousand slaves. Under our mild and humane administration of the system they have increased above four millions.

Robert Toombs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 2, 1810 - December 15, 1885

Topics

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I consider myself spiritual and I'm married to a man who is both an atheist and a humanist, and my kids have been raised with the traditions of different religions, but they do not go to church or temple. My feeling is that everyone should be able to believe what they want or need to believe.

Jodi Picoult

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The emergence and spread of virulent strains of avian influenza has been attributed by experts to the intensely overcrowded, unsanitary, and stressful conditions that often characterize large-scale factory farming in industrialized agriculture.

Michael Greger

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I am always suspicious of those who impose 'rules' on child rearing. Every child is different in terms of temperament and learning, and every parent responds to a particular child, not some generalized infant or youngster.

Siri Hustvedt

LearningI AmChildParentRules

A song is a short composition for voice and instruments. It is a piece of sung poetry set to music. It is usually only a few minutes long.

Russell Smith

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I always loved having the chance to disappear in a story. I always was kind of obsessed with that.

Liya Kebede

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With failure, you just try again.

Judd Nelson

FailureYouTryJustAgain

We fought no better, perhaps, than they. We exhibited, perhaps, no higher individual qualities.

Joshua Chamberlain

BetterIndividualThanHigherFought

I was never into the boy crazy thing because I was very focused on my career.

Christina Aguilera

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I travel. I do a lot of traveling around the world.

Chris Tucker

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So, yes, 'Codename Baboushka' is all-action and over-the-top, at least by my standards. But it also has a complex, multifaceted protagonist, a deep mystery at its core, and a kind of humanity that, through all the bullets and high-kicks, is really the soul of the book.

Antony Johnston

SoulBookDeepMysteryHumanityYes

I would say that molecular gastronomy is a field of science. I would - I would say that it's probably lumped under chemistry, maybe. Because cooking, while it has certainly biology and some physics, it's mostly chemistry.

Wylie Dufresne

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If I'm straight outta shape for a fight, I might need 12 weeks or more to get in shape.

Tyron Woodley

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