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“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.”
― George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman

tags: dread, liberty, responsibility

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“If you don't know what you want," the doorman said, "you end up with a lot you don't.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

tags: club, fight

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“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

[Inaugural Address, January 20 1961]”
― John F. Kennedy

tags: assistance, compassion, development-aid, duty, freedom, liberty, moral-obligation, poor, rich, social-security, society, third-world, wealth

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“To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just letting it go is what makes it stay.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

tags: lao-tzu, tao, tao-te-ching, taoism

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“If this nation is to be wise as well as strong, if we are to achieve our destiny, then we need more new ideas for more wise men reading more good books in more public libraries. These libraries should be open to all—except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors. For the Bill of Rights is the guardian of our security as well as our liberty.

[Response to questionnaire in Saturday Review, October 29 1960]”
― John F. Kennedy

tags: banned-books, bill-of-rights, books, censorship, freedom-of-thought, liberty, libraries

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