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[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.


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The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.



This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.

This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.



If this be treason, make the most of it!

If this be treason, make the most of it!



United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.

United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.



The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!

The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!



When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.

When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.



It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.

It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.



The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.



God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability... the musical gifts I have... the great opportunity to meet new people.

God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability... the musical gifts I have... the great opportunity to meet new people.



I know not what others may choose but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death.

I know not what others may choose but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death.





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So this is always the key: you have to write the book you love, the book that's alive in your heart. That's the one you have to write.

So this is always the key: you have to write the book you love, the book that's alive in your heart. That's the one you have to write.



OK, thank you Yoshi. Between you, Vladimir, and Maryse, I won't understand a word this entire season.

OK, thank you Yoshi. Between you, Vladimir, and Maryse, I won't understand a word this entire season.



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I made a promise to keep a watch over myself, to remain master of myself, so that I might become a sure observer.

I made a promise to keep a watch over myself, to remain master of myself, so that I might become a sure observer.



Some say that gleams of a remoter world Visit the soul in sleep — that death is slumber, And that its shapes the busy thoughts outnumber Of those who wake and live.

Some say that gleams of a remoter world Visit the soul in sleep — that death is slumber, And that its shapes the busy thoughts outnumber Of those who wake and live.



Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law.

Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law.




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