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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

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We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.

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There is timing in the whole life of the warrior, in his thriving and declining, in his harmony and discord. Similarly, there is timing in the Way of the merchant, in the rise and fall of capital. All things entail rising and falling timing. You must be able to discern this.

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Necessity never made a good bargain.

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Liberty is the possibility of doubting, the possibility of making a mistake, the possibility of searching and experimenting, the possibility of saying No to any authority--literary, artistic, philosophic, religious, social and even political.

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It is impossible to design a system so perfect that no one needs to be good.

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My views and feelings (are) in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it is practicable, by improving the mind and morals of society, to lessen the disposition to war; but of its abolition I despair.

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For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe... Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end.

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A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

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Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons.
It is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.

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