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" One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. "

Robert A. Heinlein

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" I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. "

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