ThursdayFeb 05, 2026
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William Allen White (Born February 10, 1868 in Emporia, Kansas - died January 31, 1944) was a renowned American newspaper editor.
Every one expects to go further than his father went; every one expects to be better than he was born and every generation has one big impulse in its heart to exceed all the other generations of the past in all the things that make life worth living.
If the world were extremely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world, and a desire to enjoy the world. That makes it hard to plan the day.
Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are willing to give it to others.
Peace without justice is tyranny.
I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.
My advice to the women's clubs of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias.
I would rather have written Fables in Slang than be President.
On his 70th birthday: I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.
Liberty is the only thing you cant have unless you give it to others.
Reason has never failed men. Only force and repression have made the wrecks in the world.
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