A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders. A fact will fit every other fact in the universe and that is how you can tell whether it is or is not a fact. A lie will not fit anything except another lie.

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Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Courage without conscience is a wild beast.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

Ignorance is the soil in which belief in miracles grows.

What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what love is to the heart liberty is to the

What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man.

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.

Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.

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    You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.

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