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“Fear sometimes adds wings to the heels, and sometimes nails them to the ground, and fetters them from moving.”

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Fie on the eloquence that leaves us craving itself, not things!

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Most pleasures embrace us but to strangle.

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There are as many and innumerable degrees of wit, as there are cubits between this and heaven.

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Writing adds up to the conscience of our times.

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The American Constitution declares 'All men are born equal.' The British Socialist Party add: 'All men must be kept equal'.

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