"Liberty is often a heavy burden on a man.
It involves the necessity for perpetual choice
which is the kind of labor men have always dreaded."
by:
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
(1841-1935) US Supreme Court Justice, also known as "The Great Dissenter"
Source:
Elsie Venner, 1861
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We don't need to be burdened by having to make choices. The wonderful and kindhearted experts inside the beltway make them for us.
 -- jim k, Austin, Tx     
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     -- watchman 13, USA      
    jim, exactly !
     -- Mike, Norwalk     
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    I haven't dreaded it! I am still fighting to keep it!
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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