Beggar Quote by Dietrich von Hildebrand

“Better to be a beggar in freedom than to be forced into compromises against my conscience.” quote by Dietrich von Hildebrand — Download Open image

“Better to be a beggar in freedom than to be forced into compromises against my conscience.”

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I'll not meddle with it. It makes a man a coward: a man cannot steal but it accuseth him; a man cannot swear but it checks him; a man cannot lie with his neighbor's wife but it detects him. 'Tis a blushing, shamefaced spirit that mutinies in a man's bosom. It fills a man full of obstacles. It made me…

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