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The people must think because the people alone can act. — Henry George
There is only one good. And that is to act according to the dictates of one's conscience. — Simone de Beauvoir
The magnitude of this event (9/11) turned the world into a scary place. And perhaps the scariest part of all was that these terrorists believed… — Nonie Darwish
No one questions the validity, the urgency, the essentiality of the Voting Rights Act. — Anthony Kennedy
No man [or woman] is free until he learns to do his own thinking and gains the courage to act on his own personal initiative. — Napoleon Hill
The truest test of a democracy is in the ability of anyone to act as he likes, so long as he does not injure the… — Mahatma Gandhi
Infinite power of the spirit, brought to bear upon matter evolves material development, made to act upon thought evolves intellectuality, and made to act upon… — Swami Vivekananda
And it shall be my endeavour to reveal thee in my actions, knowing it is thy power gives me strength to act. — Rabindranath Tagore
Every beautiful poem is an act of resistance, — Mahmoud Darwish
A tragedy's first act is crowded with supporting players: witnesses crimping their faces, policemen scribbling in pads and making radio calls, EMS guys unfolding equipment,… — Darin Strauss
The more learned and witty you bee, the more fit to act for Satan will you bee. — John Cotton
To believe Christ's cross to be a friend, as he himself is a friend, is also a special act of faith — Samuel Rutherford
It is not an act of kindness to treat animals respectfully. It is an act of justice. — Tom Regan
Flowers are beautiful, for instance, but we are not inclined to marry them. Duty, on the contrary, is a bugle call to action, whether you… — L. Frank Baum
What I'm proposing, to myself and other people, is what I often call the tourist attitude - that you act as though you've never been… — John Cage
Harry Potter achieved a very special act of actual magic: it made it completely acceptable for an adult to carry around, read and enjoy a… — Maureen Johnson
We have only one rule here - to act like a gentleman at all times. — Robert E. Lee
I act like I'm 14, if you haven't figured that out yet. — David Copperfield
We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom. We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.… — Nelson Mandela
Well, thereâ€™s 10 â€” thereâ€™s 10 different â€” thereâ€™s 10 different titles, you know, to the Civil Rights Act, and nine out of 10 deal… — Rand Paul

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