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We do not need to burn down the house to kill the rats


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Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.



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Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.



Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.

Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.



It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.



My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor.

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor.



Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.

Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.



Being a politician is a poor profession. Being a public servant is a noble one.

Being a politician is a poor profession. Being a public servant is a noble one.



All men are equal before fish.

All men are equal before fish.



To the engineer falls the job of clothing the bare bones of science with life, comfort, and hope.

To the engineer falls the job of clothing the bare bones of science with life, comfort, and hope.



Absolute freedom of the press to discuss public questions is a foundation stone of American liberty.

Absolute freedom of the press to discuss public questions is a foundation stone of American liberty.





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For me, my dream came true. But for society it showed me that people want to move on, to look to the future. We said something, we made a statement.

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I am quite content to come home and go to Farming, be a select Man, and owe no Man any Thing but good Will. There I can get a little health and teach my Boys to be Lawyers.

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The less we read, the more harmful it is what we read.

The less we read, the more harmful it is what we read.



The sea, washing the equator and the poles, offers its perilous aid, and the power and empire that follow it... ''Beware of me,'' it says, ''but if you can hold me, I am the key to all the lands.

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