The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing the human race; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it.
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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.
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The worth of a state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it.
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A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
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Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.
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The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others.
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Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.
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The sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection.
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The only way in which a human being can make some approach to knowing the whole of a subject is by hearing what can be said about it by persons of every variety of opinion.
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Freedom is obedience to a law which we prescribe to ourselves.
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Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.
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The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.
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To be sane in a world of madmen is in itself madness.
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The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, thought of saying 'This is mine,' and found people simple enough to believe him, was the true founder of civil society.
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The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.
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Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
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The true ethical test is not only the readiness to save the victims, but also — even more — the ruthless dedication to annihilate those who made them victims.
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The only thing I’m afraid of is not being misunderstood.
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I am not a humanist. I don’t believe in the goodness of human nature.
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Commerce test theme
ComfortDragon
Not everybody deserves to be treated equally
Not everybody deserves to be treated equally. They have rights as free agents, but, if they take advantage of those rights, the social contract is broken and it becomes the duty of others to carry out justice for a little and for a lot.
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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