Quote by James Otis
I pray God I may never be brought to the melancholy trial but, if

I pray God I may never be brought to the melancholy trial but, if ever I should, it will then be known how far I can reduce to practice principles which I know to be founded in truth. – James Otis

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It is a clear truth that those who every day barter away other mens liberty will soon care little for their own. – James Otis

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Now, one of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of ones house. – James Otis

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I tore myself away from the safe comfort of certainties through my love for truth — and truth rewarded me. – Simone de Beauvoir

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Dont let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – dont let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency. – Aesop

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Truth is a good dog but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. – Francis Bacon

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People say they love truth, but in reality they want to believe that which they love is true. – Robert J. Ringer

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