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Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.
The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.
No man was ever endowed with a right without being at the same time saddled with a responsibility.
No man was ever endowed with a right without being at the same time saddled with a responsibility.
The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously.
The right to be heard does not include the right to be taken seriously.
It is a right and duty of the wise ones to purify the strong by teaching them their duties and read more
It is a right and duty of the wise ones to purify the strong by teaching them their duties and to strengthen the weak by teaching them their rights.
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your
right to say it.
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your
right to say it.
I don't care if the Bible says it. It's wrong. It's wrong to divide people on the basis of sexual read more
I don't care if the Bible says it. It's wrong. It's wrong to divide people on the basis of sexual preference, of sexual orientation. It's wrong to say that women are unequal, if the Bible says so. It's wrong to say that Blacks are unequal even if the Hammite myth supports it or suggests it. The Bible is often wrong. It is often right. Of course, it is often brilliantly right.
I am glad to see that men are getting their rights, but I want
women to get theirs, and read more
I am glad to see that men are getting their rights, but I want
women to get theirs, and while the water is stirring I will step
into the pool.
Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste
portion of the earth as read more
Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste
portion of the earth as is necessary for his subsistence.
