"[V]irtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government."

-- George Washington

#Spring Quotes #Government Quotes #Liberty Quotes

“Freedom is not doing what you want when you want. Freedom is the power to do what has to be done when it needs to be done.”
“If you're not ready for everything, you're not ready for anything.”

Source : Paul Auster (2014). “Collected Novels Volume 1: New York Trilogy, In the Country of Last Things, Moon Palace”, p.601, Faber & Faber
“Let us all agree to die a little, or even completely so that African unity may not be a vain word”
“In the space between stimulus (what happens) and how we respond, lies our freedom to choose. Ultimately, this power to choose is what defines us as human beings. We may have limited choices but we can always choose. We can choose our thoughts, emotions, moods, our words, our actions; we can choose our values and live by principles. It is the choice of acting or being acted upon.”
“We were such a part of everybody's life in the Second World War. We represented something overseas and at home - a sort of security.”
“I have a love for astronomy; Aruna, my wife, and I love travelling, so whenever we get an opportunity, we set off to explore places that have tickled our interest. We are also wildlife enthusiasts.”
“Does not any limit imposed upon one inspire a desire to go beyond it? Does not our keenest suffering arise when our free will is crossed?”
“Lethe, the river of oblivion, rolls his watery labyrinth, which whoso drinks forgets both joy and grief.”

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