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Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force; that thoughts rule the world.

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Progress of Culture. Phi Beta Kappa Address, July 18, 1867.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, Ralph Waldo Emerson entry; Progress of Culture. Phi Beta Kappa Address, July 18, 1867.; Wording and named work checked in Bartlett’s published reference; literary quotations are excerpts. Sourc
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Progress of Culture. Phi Beta Kappa Address, July 18, 1867.
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  • gutenberg.orgChecked using manual, 17 October 2026Progress of Culture. Phi Beta Kappa Address, July 18, 1867.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, Ralph Waldo Emerson entry; Progress of Culture. Phi Beta Kappa Address, July 18, 1867.; Wording and named work checked in Bartlett’s published reference; literary quotations are excerpts. Sourc

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