The family is the test of freedom, because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself.

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The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.

A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.

A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.

The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him burglar

The most dangerous criminal now is the entirely lawless modern philosopher. Compared to him, burglars and bigamists are essentially moral men.

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