“When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.”
― King Lear
― King Lear
“Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.”
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“Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves”
― Complete Works - Volume XII
― Complete Works - Volume XII
“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.”
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
― Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
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