"Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves."
-Henri Frederic Amiel
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"In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.“
-Henri Frederic Amiel
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"Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd it must be communicated by contagion."
-Henri Frederic Amiel
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"An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains."
-Henri Frederic Amiel
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"Truth is not only violated by falsehood it may be equally outraged by silence."
-Henri Frederic Amiel
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"Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false."
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"Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind."
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"Men must stop being jealous of their power and generously allow freedom and responsibility to others. The reward is harmonious families and society."
-Delphine de Girardin
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"Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do."
-Ingrid Newkirk
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"What is our freedom fight about? Is it about the liberation of children or just having sex with them?"
-Kate Millett
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"If I am outspoken of the dangers of intemperance to members of our armed forces, it is because we are all especially concerned for the welfare of those who are risking their lives in the cause of freedom."
-William Lyon Mackenzie King
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"We must guard against the overreaching hand of big government trying to take away our freedom. And we must always protect the environment in a manner consistent with our values."
-Steve Forbes
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"The main thing I believe in is freedom."
-Charles Evers
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