We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. -- Thomas Jefferson

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We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality

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The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.

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The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty. -- James Madison

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The best way to make every one poor is to insist on equality of wealth.

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Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. -- Woodrow Wilson

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I will live and die by this testimony: that I loved a good conscience; that I never invaded another man's liberty; and that I preserved my own.

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Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals.

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The sweetest joys of life grow in the very jaws of its perils.

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For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. -- Nelson Mandela

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