“Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.”
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Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
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History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
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The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority.
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There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye.
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