4 Quotes & Sayings By William Earl Maxwell

William Earl Maxwell was an American author who wrote short stories, novels, poetry, plays, and children's books. He is best known for his novel I'll Take My Stand (1930). His most famous works include the novel I'll Take My Stand (1930), the memoirs I'll Be Seeing You (1951) and The Ways of White Folks (1965), the poetry collections A Lesson in Faith (1968) and The Light That Failed (1970) and the plays The Streamlined Man (1956), Sunrise at Campobello (1967), and The Man Who Never Died (1971).

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Scoundrels will be corrupt and unconcerned citizens apathetic under even the best constitution. William Earl Maxwell
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Moralistic culture views government as a positive force, one that values the individual but functions to the benefit of the general public. Discussion of public issues and voting are not only rights but also opportunities to better the individual and society alike. Furthermore, politicians should not profit from their public service. William Earl Maxwell
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The American craving for illegal, mind-altering, addictive chemicals provides a steady flow of American capital through the Texas border into Mexico and South America. Basically, the drug traffic is uncontainable as long as its U.S. market exists, but newspapers and other media virtuously trumpet feel-good headlines about "record drug busts" and arrests while the drug trade continues unabated. William Earl Maxwell