Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric.

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Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the f

Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders.

One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishono

One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be and how dangerous it is to trust them.

The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives of

The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives of most people. It often means the opposite.

It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those

It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.

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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.

    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.

    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.

    Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.

    Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.

    Wrong is wrong only when you are at liberty to choose.

    Wrong is wrong only when you are at liberty to choose.

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