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“Life, an age to the miserable, and a moment to the happy.” — Francis Bacon

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“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.” — Thomas Paine

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“The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.” — Thomas Jefferson

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“The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.” — Carl Jung

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“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin

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“I repeat... that all power is a trust that we are accountable for its exercise that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.” — Benjamin Disraeli

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“Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.” — Ludwig van Beethoven

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“Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.” — H. L. Mencken

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“Intelligence is the ability to avoid doing work, yet getting the work done.” — Linus Torvalds

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“At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.” — Muhammad Ali

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