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Gerry Spence Quotes: The gift of self cannot be given to us. It is an incomparable gift that has already been given. We have possessed it from the beginning.
         

The gift of self cannot be given to us. It is an incomparable gift that has already been given. We have possessed it from the beginning.


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My intent is to tell the truth as I know it, realizing that what is true for me may be blasphemy for others.



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Nothing in the world is as fearsome as a bloody, battered opponent who will never surrender.



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Our willingness to openly reveal our feelings in our argument nearly always builds our credibility.



The erosion of a nation's concern for life and for individual rights, has always preceded the intrusion of tyranny.

The erosion of a nation's concern for life and for individual rights, has always preceded the intrusion of tyranny.



The people of a nation are enslaved when, together, they are helpless to institute effective change, when the people serve the government more than the government serves them.

The people of a nation are enslaved when, together, they are helpless to institute effective change, when the people serve the government more than the government serves them.



The best antidote for crime is justice. The irony we often fail to appreciate is that the more justice people enjoy, the fewer crimes they commit. Crime is the natural offspring of an unjust society.

The best antidote for crime is justice. The irony we often fail to appreciate is that the more justice people enjoy, the fewer crimes they commit. Crime is the natural offspring of an unjust society.



To freely bloom - that is my definition of success.

To freely bloom - that is my definition of success.



Faced with the pain of freedom, man begs for his shackles.

Faced with the pain of freedom, man begs for his shackles.



When we acknowledge the kingdom of the self, we will no longer accept slavery either for ourselves or for others, no matter how it is disguised.

When we acknowledge the kingdom of the self, we will no longer accept slavery either for ourselves or for others, no matter how it is disguised.





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The quantity of civilization is measured by the quality of imagination.




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