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    Commencement speakers have a good deal in common with grandfather clocks: Standing usually some six feet tall, typically ponderous in construction, more traditional than functional, their distinction is largely their noisy communication of essentially commonplace information.

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A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it read more

A country grows in history not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it grows also when it turns to justice and to right for the conservation of its interests.

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As hard as modern man strives to be free he is a slave chained to the past.

As hard as modern man strives to be free he is a slave chained to the past.

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Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.

Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.

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Concentrated political power is the most dangerous thing on earth.

Concentrated political power is the most dangerous thing on earth.

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Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.

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It is seldom that any liberty is lost all at once.

It is seldom that any liberty is lost all at once.

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If we truly cared about our children and future generations, instead of demagoging about them, we'd worry more about saving read more

If we truly cared about our children and future generations, instead of demagoging about them, we'd worry more about saving liberty than saving Social Security.

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In Germany, they first came for the communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist. Then they read more

In Germany, they first came for the communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Catholic. Then they came for me -- and by that time there was nobody left to speak up.

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Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.

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