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Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.
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To say that any people are not fit for freedom is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not.
Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.
He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression, for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
I love the man that can smile in trouble that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink but he whose heart is firm and whose conscience approves his conduct will pursue his principles unto death.
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Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.
The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past, so that we can live our dreams.
Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage.
