He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.

Thomas Paine

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Anti-social behavior is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists.

If I can't feel, if I can't move, if I can't think, and I can't care, then what conceivable point is there in living?

Kay Redfield Jamison

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.

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