Robert Francis was an American poet who lived most of his life in Amherst, Massachusetts.. American poet
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If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation-and if I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress. Go to Quote / Comment
Some men see things as they are and say why I dream things that never were and say Why not Go to Quote / Comment
If any man claims the Negro should be content ... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim. Go to Quote / Comment
High office teaches decision making, not substance. It consumes intellectual capital it does not create it. Most high officials leave office with the perceptions and insights with which they entered they learn how to make decisions but not what decisions to make. Go to Quote / Comment
The future does not belong to those who are content with today, apathetic toward common problems and their fellow man alike, timid and fearful in the face of bold projects and new ideas. Rather, it will belong to those who can blend passion, reason and courage in a personal commitment to the ideals of American society. Go to Quote / Comment