“The real or supposed rights of man are of two kinds, active and passive; the right in certain cases to do as we list; and the right we possess to the forbearance or assistance of other men.”
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The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal good will. We should love this cause, for it conduces to the general happiness of mankind.
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Let us not, in the eagerness of our haste to educate, forget all the ends of education.
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There is reverence that we owe to everything in human shape.
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