When we dehumanise and demonise our opponents, we abandon the possibility of peacefully resolving our differences, and seek to justify violence against them.

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As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

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It only seems impossible until it's done.

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Freedom can never be taken for granted. Each generation must safeguard it and extend it. Your parents and elders sacrificed much so that you should have freedom without suffering what they did. Use this precious right to ensure that the darkness of the past never returns.

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Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

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There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.

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Do not allow your anger to control your reason, but rather your reason to control your anger.

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Thinking is one of the most important weapons in dealing with problems

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What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.

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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.

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