Every tyrant who ever lived ...

Every tyrant who ever lived has believed in freedom — for himself.
Every tyrant who ever lived has believed in freedom — for himself.

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All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.
 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err.
The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.
 Thích Nhất Hạnh
Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.

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Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.
Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.
There is no failure except in no longer trying.
A failure is a man who has blundered but is not capable of cashing in on the experience.