Quote by Frances Wright
If we bring not the good courage of minds covetous of truth, and t

If we bring not the good courage of minds covetous of truth, and truth only, prepared to hear all things, and decide upon all things, according to evidence, we should do more wisely to sit down contented in ignorance, than to bestir ourselves only to reap disappointment. – Frances Wright

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How are men to be secured in any rights without instruction how to be secured in the equal exercise of those rights without equality of instruction? By instruction understand me to mean knowledge – just knowledge not talent, not genius, not inventive mental powers. – Frances Wright

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Equality
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All that I say is, examine, inquire. Look into the nature of things. Search out the grounds of your opinions, the for and against. Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you. – Frances Wright

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Faith
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Coward: One who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs. – Ambrose Bierce

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Courage

It is so often true that whether a person carries with him an atmosphere of gloom and depression or one of confidence and courage depends on his individual outlook. – James Keller

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Courage

You have to have courage to be obedient to God. – Charles Stanley

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Courage

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character. – Loretta Young

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People believe that photographs are true and therefore cannot be art. – Mason Cooley

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Work is a substitute religious experience for many workaholics. – Mary Daly

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Im concentrating on the positive, on all the wonderful things Im doing now. – Tia Carrere

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positive

The art of life is the art of avoiding pain. – Thomas Jefferson

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