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" Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories. "

Wendell Phillips

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" Freedom is the oxygen of the soul. "

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" Freedom isn't free. It shouldn't be a bragging point that 'Oh, I don't get involved in politics,' as if that makes someone cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a republic. Liars and panderers in government would have a much harder time of it if so many people didn't insist on their right to remain ignorant and blindly agreeable. "

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