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Quote by William Hazlitt
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There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you. – William Hazlitt

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Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to fight to the death against popery, without knowing whether popery was a man or a horse. – William Hazlitt

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Death
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An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence a vain man, in order that it may. – William Hazlitt

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I have great respect for President Bush, Secretary Powell and Secretary Ridge. – Elton Gallegly

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I work with people I admire and respect. Its never because of who they are. – Alexander McQueen

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I do think that, at one time, being an actress was the equivalent almost of being a prostitute. It garnered roughly the same respect. Thats changed a lot, thank goodness. – Michelle Pfeiffer

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Over the course of time this gave us a deep respect for ideas, both our own and those of others, and an understanding that conflict through debate is a powerful means of revealing truth. – Robert B. Laughlin

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There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root… – Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854

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The true man walks the earth as the stars walk the heavens, grandly obedient to those laws which are implanted in his nature. – Lemuel K. Washburn, Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays, 1911

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The most important thing as a leader is your relationship with God. – Manny Pacquiao

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It could be said that the AIDS pandemic is a classic own-goal scored by the human race against itself. – Princess Anne Ireland

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