Quotes by Clara Barton

"Everybody's business is nobody's business, and nobody's business is my business."

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"I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past."

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"I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them."

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"The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins."

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