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By physical liberty I mean the right to do anything which does not interfere with the happiness of another. By intellectual liberty I mean the… — Robert Green Ingersoll
What country before ever existed a century and a half without a rebellion? And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not… — Thomas Jefferson
It is governed by minorities, seldom or never by majorities. It suppresses its feelings and its beliefs and follows the handful that makes the most… — Mark Twain
The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks… — Learned Hand
The constitutional right of free speech has been declared to be the same in peace and war. In peace, too, men may differ widely as… — Louis D. Brandeis
Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a… — Thomas Jefferson
Whereas each man claims his freedom as a matter of right, the freedom he accords to other men is a matter of toleration. — Walter Lippmann
The maxim, that governments ought to train the people in the way in which they should go, sounds well. But is there any reason for… — Thomas B. Macaulay
To a brave man, good and bad luck are like his left and right hand. He uses both. — St. Catherine of Siena
Shallow men believe in luck, believe in circumstances: it was somebody's name, or he happened to be there at right time, or it was so… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I'd be unbelievably wrong to say there isn't such a thing as the right place, right time-luck. — Charlize Theron
It seems no more than right that men should seize time by the forelock, for the rude old fellow, sooner or later, pulls all their… — George D. Prentice
If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black… — Malcolm X
Do well and right and let the world sink. — George Herbert
Sometimes I perceive that there is a stillness and a wholeness in the world or in some portion or corner or fragment of the world… — Rick Bass
Along time ago I asked myself do I want to be right or do I want to be kind; I opted for kind. — Jane Lynch
Pedantry prides herself on being wrong by rules; while common sense is contented to be right without them. — Charles Caleb Colton
Everything we do has a result. But that which is right and prudent does not always lead to good, nor the contrary to what is… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Right now, after giving birth, I really understand the power of my body. I just feel my body means something completely different. — Beyonce Knowles
This moment - the one you're experiencing right now - is the culmination of all the moments you have experienced in the past. This moment… — Deepak Chopra

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