“No government has the right to decide on the truth of scientific principles, nor to prescribe in any way the character of the questions investigated. Neither may a government determine the aesthetic value of artistic creations, nor limit the forms of literacy or artistic expression. Nor should it pronounce on the validity of economic, historic, religious, or philosophical doctrines. Instead it has a duty to its citizens to maintain the freedom, to let those citizens contribute to the further adventure and the development of the human race.”
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“Not for the first time, I reflected that intimacy and romance are not synonymous.”
― Outlander
― Outlander
“Why, what's the matter wi' the poor child?" she demanded of Jamie. "Has she had an accident o' some sort?"
"No, it's only she's married me," he said, "though if ye care to call it an accident, ye may.”
― Outlander
"No, it's only she's married me," he said, "though if ye care to call it an accident, ye may.”
― Outlander
“Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.”
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“We have nothing now between us, save - respect, perhaps. And I think that respect has maybe room for secrets, but not for lies.”
― Outlander
― Outlander
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