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Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to d

Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought. – Lord Acton

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There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye. – Lord Acton

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smile
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Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin. – Lord Acton

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Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices. – Voltaire

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The corporate woman has been defined as the liberated woman and I see that as the exact opposite. I think she now is more enslaved, maybe even more than the housewife was because shes so out of her power, and imitating male power is not female power. – Kenny Loggins

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What this power is I cannot say all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it. – Alexander Graham Bell

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The power of the harasser, the abuser, the rapist depends above all on the silence of women. – Ursula K. Le Guin

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We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres, or a little money and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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I am shocked by the easy attitude of many in the media towards disclosing our Nations secrets. – Todd Tiahrt

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Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to. – Oscar Wilde

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People who love science fiction really do love sex. – Susie Bright

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