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“Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army. If we retrench the wages of the schoolmaster, we must raise those of the recruiting sergeant.”

Ifs Education Liberty Standing Army Raises Wages Sergeants

Author:Edward Everett

“Divine love does not weigh down, nor carry his servant captive and enslaved to the lowest depths, but raises him, supports him and magnifies him above all liberty whatsoever.”

Doe Liberty Support Divine Raises Depth Servant Lowest Divine Love Captives

Book:The Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori): An Ethical Poem

Source: The Heroic Enthusiasts (Gli Eroici Furori): An Ethical Poem

“I learned something then. And I believe it still. There is a value in taking a stand, whether or not anybody may be noticing it, and whether or not it is a risky thing to do. And if even those who are in danger can raise their lonely voices, isn't it more that is required of all of us, in this land where liberty had her birth? In America the true patriots are those who dare speak truth through power.”

Ifs Believe May Stills America Values Speak I Believe Voice Liberty Land Danger Birth Lonely Raises Dare Things To Do Patriot Noticing Speak The Truth

Author:Teresa Heinz

“Intrepidity is an extraordinary strength of soul, which raises it above the troubles, disorders and emotions which the sight of great perils can arouse in it; by this strength heroes maintain a calm aspect and preserve their reason and liberty in the most surprising and terrible accidents.”

Soul Reason Emotion Liberty Trouble Hero Terrible Aspect Sight Bravery Raises Extraordinary Calm Accidents Preserves Disorder Surprising Peril

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Liberation that raises a cry against others is no true liberation. Liberation that means revolutions of hate and violence and takes away lives of others or abases the dignity of others cannot be true liberty.”

Mean Hate Liberty Violence Cry Revolution Dignity Raises Being True Liberation Lives Of Others

Author:Oscar Romero

“People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. It is impossible indeed to prevent such meetings, by any law which either could be executed, or would be consistent with liberty or justice. But though the law cannot hinder people of the same trade from sometimes assembling together, it ought to do nothing to facilitate such assemblies; much less to render them necessary.”

People Ends Sometimes Would Be Together Law Justice Liberty Impossible Ought Conversation Raises Trade Meetings Consistent Conspiracy Assembly Hinder Facilitate Diversion Merriment Assembling

Author:Adam Smith

“Liberty will not descend to a people, a people must raise themselves to liberty...”

People Liberty Raises

Author:Emma Goldman