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For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal.
John F. Kennedy Commencement address at American University · 1963

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“For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s future. And we are all mortal.”

John F. Kennedy · Commencement address at American University, 1963 · Primary source

“If you’d lose a troublesome visitor, lend him money.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Fish and visitors stink in three days.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Love your neighbor; yet don’t pull down your hedge.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“When you speak to a man, look on his eyes; when he speaks to thee, look on his mouth.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“He that has once done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.”

Benjamin Franklin · The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, 1771-1790 · Primary source

“Understanding is a two-way street.”

Eleanor Roosevelt · No reliable source

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

Helen Keller · No reliable source

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4 authors · 3 works · 16 themes · 36 tags
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Benjamin Franklin American statesmanJohn F. Kennedy President of the United StatesHelen Keller American writer and activist
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Poor Richard’s Almanack Benjamin Franklin · 1732-1758The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin · 1771-1790Commencement address at American University John F. Kennedy · 1963
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Shared human conditionCommon interests beyond political divisionsDebt can alter social relationships
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ObligationBoundariesListeningReciprocity
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