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A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at th

A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges. – Benjamin Franklin

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Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. – Benjamin Franklin

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He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too. – Benjamin Franklin

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Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated. – Coretta Scott King

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