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" The right of nature... is the liberty each man hath to use his own power, as he will himself, for the preservation of his own nature; that is to say, of his own life. "
Thomas Hobbes
Liberty
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" The communism of Karl Marx would probably be actually the best for everybody as a whole. But what he didn't figure into was human nature, and that's what corrupts it. "
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" The disembodied spirit is immortal; there is nothing of it that can grow old or die. But the embodied spirit sees death on the horizon as soon as its day dawns. "
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" I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees. The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets. "
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" A man cannot lay down the right of resisting them that assault him by force, to take away his life. "
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" Power doesn't back up in the face of a smile, or in the face of a threat of some kind of nonviolent loving action. It's not the nature of power to back up in the face of anything but some more power. "
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" Giant oak trees... have deep root systems that can extend two-and-one-half times their height. Such trees rarely are blown down regardless of how violent the storms may be. "
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" Bats drink on the wing, like swallows, by sipping the surface, as they play over pools and streams. "
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" I'm a private person by nature. I live in my brain half the time, not the world, and I'm not a natural negotiator. But I've learned to negotiate. "
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" Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley. "
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" It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave. "
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" I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind. "
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" Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen. "
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