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It does not take a majority to prevail… but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. – Samuel Adams

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Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can. – Samuel Adams

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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but only to have the law of nature for his rule. – Samuel Adams

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…it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in peoples minds… – Samuel Adams

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Money wont create success, the freedom to make it will. – Nelson Mandela

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Dont ever dare to take your college as a matter of course – because, like democracy and freedom, many people youll never know have broken their hearts to get it for you. – Alice Duer Miller

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Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do. – Charles Schumer

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But, I dont think any arranger should ever write a drum part for a drummer because if a drummer cant create his own Interpretation of the chart and he plays everything thats written, he becomes mechanical he has no freedom. – Buddy Rich

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