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A free, virtuous, and enlightened people must know full well the great principles and causes upon which their happiness depends.


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We must support our rights or lose our character, and with it, perhaps, our liberties.

We must support our rights or lose our character, and with it, perhaps, our liberties.



In a representative republic, the education of our children must be of the utmost importance!

In a representative republic, the education of our children must be of the utmost importance!



The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.

The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.



Our country may be likened to a new house. We lack many things, but we possess the most precious of all - liberty!

Our country may be likened to a new house. We lack many things, but we possess the most precious of all - liberty!



The emigrants although of different parties and different religious sects all flew from persecution in pursuit of liberty.

The emigrants although of different parties and different religious sects all flew from persecution in pursuit of liberty.



There is a price tag on human liberty. That price is the willingness to assume the responsibilities of being free men. Payment of this price is a personal matter with each of us.

There is a price tag on human liberty. That price is the willingness to assume the responsibilities of being free men. Payment of this price is a personal matter with each of us.



It is better to spread trust all around than to hand out money!

It is better to spread trust all around than to hand out money!



The right of self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.

The right of self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.



The liberty, prosperity, and the happiness of our country will always be the object of my most fervent prayers to the Supreme Author of All Good.

The liberty, prosperity, and the happiness of our country will always be the object of my most fervent prayers to the Supreme Author of All Good.



If it was wise, manly, and patriotic for us to establish a free government, it is equally wise to attend to the necessary means of its preservation.

If it was wise, manly, and patriotic for us to establish a free government, it is equally wise to attend to the necessary means of its preservation.





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What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities.

What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities.



Our political system is now run by the Big People for their own interests. If they ever deign to notice the Little People, it is with disdain and contempt.

Our political system is now run by the Big People for their own interests. If they ever deign to notice the Little People, it is with disdain and contempt.



The Devil is like a strainer that separates the mud from the gold.

The Devil is like a strainer that separates the mud from the gold.



Comfort is the enemy of achievement.

Comfort is the enemy of achievement.



Playing a concerto with Zubin is like being surrounded by a well-loved, cashmere-lined silk glove.

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Emasculation does seem to be a theme in the roles that I choose.

Emasculation does seem to be a theme in the roles that I choose.



I don't like the human race in general. We are the only species who hunt for sport, who kill due to emotional need.

I don't like the human race in general. We are the only species who hunt for sport, who kill due to emotional need.



If the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.

If the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.



As my lama always told me, I learned that I practice better when I'm by myself.

As my lama always told me, I learned that I practice better when I'm by myself.



I see no objection to stoutness, in moderation.

I see no objection to stoutness, in moderation.




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