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Shall Quotes
Old-fashioned words that still carry real resolve.
The word "shall" gives these lines a formal, almost ceremonial tone: a pledge to bring statesmanship alongside craftsmanship, a vow to participate and contribute rather than stand aside, and poetic language elevating the body itself. For more on firm intention, see Determination.
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- Perish
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We shall perish by guile just as we slew.
- Goes
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He who goes unenvied shall not be admired.
- Poet
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I shall, in due time, be a Poet.
- President
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Some day I shall be President.
- Government
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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
- Never
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For I never have seen, and never shall see, that the cessation of the evidence of existence is necessarily evidence of the cessation of existence.
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And your very flesh shall be a great poem.
- Doing
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I shall participate, I shall contribute, and in so doing, I will be the gainer.
- First Amendment
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