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“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
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“Either kill me or take me as I am, because I'll be damned if I ever change.”
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“Live to the point of tears.”
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“You can't lead the people if you don't love the people. You can't save the people if you don't serve the people.”
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“In the Desert
In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, “Is it good, friend?”
“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;
“But I like it
“Because it is bitter,
“And because it is my heart.”
― The Black Riders and Other Lines
In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, “Is it good, friend?”
“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;
“But I like it
“Because it is bitter,
“And because it is my heart.”
― The Black Riders and Other Lines
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