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He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson in statecraft.

He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson in statecraft.

James Russell Lowell
Thinking, Progress, Literature
James Russell Lowell (1857). “Literary essays; Among my books, My study windows, Fireside travels”, p.6

New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of truth.

James Russell Lowell
Onward And Upward, Progress, Ancient
'The Present Crisis' (1845)

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