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Death created the modern American union, not just by ensuring national survival, but by shaping enduring national structures and commitments. The work of death was Civil War America's most fundamental and most demanding undertaking.


Drew Gilpin Faust

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JAMES E. FAUST I feel deeply my responsibility to teach sacred things. I am so aware that the world is changing and...
JAMES E. FAUST The priesthood of God is a shield. It is a shield against the evils of the world. That shield needs ...
JAMES E. FAUST I have the greatest respect for single parents who struggle and sacrifice, trying against almost sup...
JAMES E. FAUST In many ways, each of us is the sum total of what our ancestors were. The virtues they had may be ou...
JAMES E. FAUST I have been grateful for the influence of my grandmother and my grandfather in my life. I remember m...
JAMES E. FAUST Young women should realize that young men they date will not honor and respect them if they have bee...
JAMES E. FAUST I acknowledge with great gratitude the peace and contentment we can find for ourselves in the spirit...
JAMES E. FAUST You want hot days to get your fruit ripe but then you want it to cool off nicely at night so that th...
DREW BLEDSOE Anybody who plays the stock market not as an insider is like a man buying cows in the moonlight.
DANIEL DREW Love is the hardest habit to break, and the most difficult to satisfy.
DREW BARRYMORE There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.
DREW BARRYMORE A change of scenery can help everything.
DREW POMERANZ It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producin...
DREW BARRYMORE Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind, merely lengthens the conversation.
ELIZABETH DREW Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens the conversation.
ELIZABETH DREW He who sells what isn't his'n, Must buy it back or go to prison.
DANIEL DREW We want a marriage with our customers, not a relationship.
DANIEL DREW I love inventive food, but I want the classic dishes to taste like how I remember them. I get a litt...
DREW BARRYMORE In my bullpen sessions, I'm just trying to feel comfortable, throw strikes, and not get too comp...
DREW POMERANZ After the first time I got traded - I was in the bullpen warming up for a game in Double A, and I go...
DREW POMERANZ In a world and a life that moves so fast, photography just makes the sound go out and it makes you s...
DREW BARRYMORE You can't be emotional if you're trying to be a businesswoman.
SARAH DREW There's just something wonderful about getting a small group of people together in an isolated l...
DREW GODDARD I want people to be blown away when I do what they don't expect.
DREW BARRYMORE I personally battled with my own body image for years. I used to tell myself, You can't wear any...
DREW BARRYMORE