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List Of Inscriptions In The Minnesota State Capitol
Chief Decorator Elmer Garnsey, as a part of the mural decoration, worked with Capitol Architect Cass Gilbert to create a list of quotes to be used in the Minnesota State Capitol. The list was submitted to the commission for examination and revision. Originally there were in all 51 inscriptions in different places about the building, from 39 different men. Inscriptions in Staircase Hall, Second Floor, Senate Side * The true grandeur of nations is in those equalities which constitute the true greatness of the individual. ~Charles Sumner * Labor to keep alive in your heart that little spark of celestial fire called Conscience. ~President (government title), President George Washington * The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil. ~William Ewart Gladstone * No government is respectable which is not just. ~Daniel Webster * The liberty of a people consists in being governed by laws which they have made themselves. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Garnsey
Elmer is a name of Germanic languages, Germanic Culture of the United Kingdom, British origin. The given name originated as a surname, a medieval variant of the given name Aylmer, derived from Old English ''æþel'' (noble) and ''mær'' (famous). It was adopted as a given name in the United States, "in honor of the popularity of the brothers Ebenezer Elmer, Ebenezer and Jonathan Elmer, leading supporters of the American Revolution." The name has declined in popularity since the first decades of the 20th century and fell out of the top 1,000 names used for American boys in 2009. However, it continues in use for newborn boys in the United States, where 154 boys born there in 2021 received the name. The name is common in the United States and Canada. Notable people with the name include: Mononym * Eilmer of Malmesbury (or Elmer), 11th-century English Benedictine monk * In the amateur radio subculture, an ''amateur radio#Newcomers, Elmer'' is a mentor to a newcoming amateur radio o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
