Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press and I will provide you with a republic.

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I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussio

I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger ev

I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all.

When the past no longer illuminates the future the spirit walks in darkness.

When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.

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    I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights.

    I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom we, too, should have rights.

    Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.

    Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.

    That until the basic human rights Are equally guaranteed to all, Without regard to race - Dis a war.

    That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all, without regard to race - Dis a war.

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