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Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness. When you wage a struggle, read more
Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness. When you wage a struggle, you might win or you might lose. But regardless of the short-term outcome, the very fact of your continuing to struggle is proof of your victory as a human being.
Protest long enough that you are right, and you will be wrong
Protest long enough that you are right, and you will be wrong
Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.
Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.
We need to guarantee equal rights and civil rights and say that, here in America, workers have the right to read more
We need to guarantee equal rights and civil rights and say that, here in America, workers have the right to organize - women have the right to choose - and justice belongs to everyone regardless of race or gender or sexual orientation.
From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a read more
From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.
If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of danger, screaming and tripping and begging for mercy, read more
If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of danger, screaming and tripping and begging for mercy, then yes, Mr. Brave man, I guess I'm a coward.
A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights read more
A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.
It is better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward.
It is better to be the widow of a hero than the wife of a coward.
Cowardice ... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.
Cowardice ... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.
