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" If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. "

George Washington

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" Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged. "

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" I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom. "

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" From its conception and that one and only meeting, 'HITNRUN' took about 90 days to prepare its release. If that's what freedom feels like, 'HITNRUN' is what it sounds like. "

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" Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. "

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" To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not. "

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