Harriet Beecher Stowe :
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
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Effort
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Confession
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Politicians and Politics
Gift it
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