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2014 January 10
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"He therefore is the truest friend to the liberty of his country who tries most to promote its virtue, and who, so far as his power and influence extend, will not suffer a man to be chosen into any office of power and trust who is not a wise and virtuous man... The sum of all is, if we would most truly enjoy this gift of Heaven, let us become a virtuous people." |
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2014 January 09
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"When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered, and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of civil liberty obtained that wise men look for." |
"None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free." |
"[A] society deadened by a smothering network of laws
while finding release in moral chaos
is not likely to be either happy or stable." |
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2014 January 08
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"At least one way of measuring the freedom of any society is the amount of comedy that is permitted, and clearly a healthy society permits more satirical comment than a repressive, so that if comedy is to function in some way as a safety release then it must obviously deal with these taboo areas. This is part of the responsibility we accord our licensed jesters, that nothing be excused the searching light of comedy. If anything can survive the probe of humour it is clearly of value, and conversely all groups who claim immunity from laughter are claiming special privileges which should not be granted." |
"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing.
If you can fake that, you've got it made." |
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2014 January 07
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"Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies
to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule --
and both commonly succeed, and are right." |
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2014 January 06
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"In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then
to hang a question mark on the things
you have long taken for granted." |
"Reserve your right to think,
for even to think wrongly
is better than not to think at all." |
"To prevent inquiry is among the worst of evils." |
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