“The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings.”
― The Awakening
― The Awakening
“Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our natural lives.”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.”
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“I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest.”
― On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
― On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
“No great idea in its beginning can ever be within the law. How can it be within the law? The law is stationary. The law is fixed. The law is a chariot wheel which binds us all regardless of conditions or place or time. ”
― Anarchism and Other Essays
― Anarchism and Other Essays
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