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John Burns
John Burns
English Activist
Born: Oct 20, 1858
Died: Jan 24, 1943
Action Am Man Me Men Will
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Books are a real solace, friendships are good but action is better than all. John Burns
Good Better Action Solace Books Real Friendships Than
In this work I have received the opposition of a number of men who only advocate the unobtainable because the immediately possible is beyond their moral courage, administrative ability, and their political prescience. John Burns
Work Courage Political Men Immediately Possible Moral Administrative Moral Courage Ability Only Beyond Because Advocate Opposition Who Received Number
I am only doing now what I have ever done; and ever will continue to do - that is adapting past experience to present reform in the light of high ideals and future objects. John Burns
Future Experience Light Will Past Adapting High Objects Only Ideals Am Doing Continue Reform Done Now Ever Present
The Thames is liquid history. John Burns
History Thames Liquid
I recognise that Socialism has ended its purely theoretical course, and that the hour to construct has come. John Burns
Socialism Recognise Purely Construct Come Hour Course Ended Theoretical
Individual effort is almost relatively impossible to cope with the big problem of poverty as we see it. John Burns
Problem Impossible Poverty Big Relatively See Individual Almost Effort Big Problem Cope
You come before me this morning with clean hands and clean collars. I want you to have clean tongues, clean manners, clean morals and clean characters. John Burns
Morning Me You Before Manners Collars Characters Morals Clean Come Hands Want Tongues
I don't want boys to use their pencils for improper writing. John Burns
Writing Pencils Boy Want Use
I am depressed rather at the wave of brutality sweeping over the country. John Burns
Country Wave Rather Brutality Over Am Depressed Sweeping
Why four great powers should fight over Serbia no fellow can understand. John Burns
Great Fight Over Fellow Powers Understand Should Serbia Why Four
My duty is clear and at all costs will be done. John Burns
Will Duty Costs Clear Done
The men who made the war were profuse in their praises of the man who kicked the P.M. out of his office and now degrades by his disloyal, dishonest and lying presence the greatest office in the State. John Burns
War Man Made Men Lying State Kicked Out Greatest Praises Were His Office Dishonest Disloyal Who Now Presence
The Gentlemen of England serve under the greatest cad in Europe. John Burns
Gentlemen Greatest England Europe Serve
I believe, however, that impending events will call us and we must respond but where, with whom, and how? John Burns
Events Will Believe Respond Must Impending Call How However Where Us Whom

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