The wise man does not discriminate; he gathers all the shreds of light, from wherever they may come.

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However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.

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Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.

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They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -- Benjamin Franklin

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Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death! — Patrick Henry

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Leadership is not only having a vision, but also having the courage, the discipline, and the resources to get you there.

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The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion. -- Albert Camus

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Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it.

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Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged. ― Ronald Reagan

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The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

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