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“Always remember where we come from, how we got here, and Who led us into the warmth of the sunshine.”
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“If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;!”
― If: A Father's Advice to His Son
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;!”
― If: A Father's Advice to His Son

“After a few mouthfuls of moon-flavored air, even the stubbornly drowsy can find themselves wide-eyed.. All the normal noises of life were gone, leaving behind the secretive sounds, the shy sounds, the whispers and conversations of moss disputing with grass over some soft piece of earth, or the hummingbird snoring.”
― Leepike Ridge
― Leepike Ridge

“You cannot take away freedom to protect it, you cannot destroy the free market to save it, and you cannot uphold freedom of speech by silencing those with whom you disagree. To take rights away to defend them or to spend your way out of debt defies common sense.”
― Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine
― Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine

“But are we even capable of maintaining a Republic anymore? Are there enough citizens willing to do the hard work that self-rule requires, or have we become a people who would rather be cared for, fed, clothed, housed, and told what's best for us by a parentlike state? Unfortunately, the evidence suggests the latter.”
― Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine
― Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine

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