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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.
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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.
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.
Reputation is what men and women think of us, character is what God and angels know of us.
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Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.
Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage.
I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.
