Operative Commonwealth Fed

Famous quotes containing the words operative, commonwealth and/or fed:

    “I think the fall from the farmer to the operative as great and memorable as that from the man to the farmer.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Honorable Senators: My sincerest thanks I offer you. Conserve the firm foundations of our institutions. Do your work with the spirit of a soldier in the public service. Be loyal to the Commonwealth and to yourselves and be brief; above all be brief.”
    —Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)

    “You who desired so much—in vain to ask—
    Yet fed your hunger like an endless task,
    Dared dignify the labor, bless the quest—
    Achieved that stillness ultimately best,”
    —Hart Crane (1899–1932)