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Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.
 All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, 
essential, and unalienable rights.  
 All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, 
essential, and unalienable 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. 
 The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose 
begins.  
 The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose 
begins. 
It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for read more
It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for one's rights is to sit down.
What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of read more
What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of the whole can be no more than the sum of the rights of the individuals.
Equal rights for all, special privileges for none.
Equal rights for all, special privileges for none.
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.