The first place he went into was the Royal Exchange .... where men of all ages and all nations were assembled, with no other view ...than to barter for interest. The countenances of most of the people showed they were filled with anxiety; some indeed appeared pleased, but yet it was with a mixture of fear.... [David] resolved to stay no longer in a place where riches were esteemed goodness, and deceit, low cunning, and giving up all things to the love of gain were thought wisdom.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Well may Mr. [David] Garrick be so celebrated, so universally admired--I had not any idea of so great a performer. Such ease! such... vivacity in his manner! such grace in his motions! such fire and meaning in his eyes!--I could hardly believe he had studied a written part, for every word seemed uttered from the impulse of the moment. ... his voice--so clear, so melodious, yet so wonderfully various in its tones!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
As we meet here at Camp David we ask people of all faiths to pray with us that peace and justice may result from these deliberatio...ns.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
All of us recognize the great benefits to our own nation and to the world of a strong and progressive Iran. Your support of the Ca...mp David accords and your encouragement of the leaders who are or may be involved in consummating the peace effort would be very valuable.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I made him a low curtsy and thanked him for the honor he intended me, but told him I had no kind of ambition to be his upper serva...nt.... I then asked him how many offices he had allotted for me to perform for those great advantages he had offered me, of suffering me to humor him in all his whims and to receive meat, drink, and lodging at his hands; but hoped he would allow me some small wages, that I might now and then recreate myself with my fellow servants.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Nichols [the money lender]: "In this sharing and living as one family that you talk so much about, [who] has conferred the most ob...ligations?" David: "In all our transactions with each other, I believe the word obligations was never once thought of by either of us." Nichols: "But many a man has come to me to mortgage his last foot of land, and all his complaint has been of ingratitude from those he had obliged." David: "You don't speak our language, sir." Here Nichols sneers.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »