Learning is not virtue but ...

Learning is not virtue but the means to bring us an acquaintance with it. Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. Let these be your motives to action through life, the relief of the distressed, the detection of frauds, the defeat of oppression, and diffusion of happiness.
 Nathanael Greene

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I am determined to defend my rights and maintain my freedom or sell my life in the attempt.
 Nathanael Greene