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- The colonists are by the law of nature free-born, as indeed all man are, white or black...It is a clear truth that those who every…
- Every British Subject born on the continent of America, or in any other of the British dominions, is by the law of God and nature,…
- Parliaments are in all cases to declare what is good for the whole; but it is not the declaration of parliament that makes it so.
- And I take this opportunity to declare, that ...I will to my dying day oppose, with all the powers and faculties God has given me,…
- But I think I can sincerely declare that I cheerfully submit myself to every odious name for conscience' sake; and from my soul I despise…
- I will to my dying day oppose, with all the powers and faculties God has given me, all such instruments of slavery on the one…
- There can be no prescription old enough to supersede the Law of Nature and the grant of God Almighty, who has given to all men…
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- Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise. — Hannah Arendt
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are… — Hannah Arendt
- The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to… — Hannah Arendt
- Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of culprits, and… — Hannah Arendt
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- A friend to all is a friend to none. — Aristotle