The most powerful tools of revolution through intention are humility and consciousness.
Charles Francis Adams was singular for mental poise _ absence of self-assertion or self-consciousness _ the faculty of standing apart without seeming aware that he was alone _ a balance of mind and temper that neither challenged nor avoided notice, nor admitted question of superiority or inferiority, of jealousy, of personal motives, from any source, even under great pressure.
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Charles Francis Adams was singular for mental poise _ absence of self-assertion or self-consciousness _ the faculty of standing apart without seeming aware that he was alone _ a balance of mind and temper that neither challenged nor avoided notice, nor admitted question of superiority or inferiority, of jealousy, of personal motives, from any source, even under great pressure.
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