“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
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“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.”
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“Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves”
― Complete Works - Volume XII
― Complete Works - Volume XII
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
― Memoirs of the life & writings of Benjamin Franklin
― Memoirs of the life & writings of Benjamin Franklin
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