"Let me give you a word of the philosophy of reform. The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims, have been born of earnest struggle. The conflict has been exciting, agitating, all-absorbing, and for the time being, putting all other tumults to silence. It must do this or it does nothing. If there is no struggle there is no progress."

-- Frederick Douglass

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“My wife watches me like a hawk.”
“Protection of the life of the mother as an excuse for an abortion is a smoke screen. In my 36 years of pediatric surgery, I have never known of one instance where the child had to be aborted to save the mother's life. If toward the end of the pregnancy complications arise that threaten the mother's health, the doctor will induce labor or perform a Caesarean section. His intention is to save the life of both the mother and the baby. The baby's life is never willfully destroyed because the mother's life is in danger.”
“How delightful is the company of generous people, who overlook trifles and keep their minds instinctively fixed on whatever is good and positive in the world around them.”
“I am able to ride the bike and think clearly about strategy and tyres. I also have positive thinking. I am very constructively critical.”
“I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength. Long ago I set my mind to be a free person and not to give in to fear. I always felt that it was my right to defend myself if I could. I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.”
“All things were together, infinite both in number and in smallness; for the small too was infinite.”

Source : "Early Greek Philosophy" by John Burnet, (Ch. 6), 1920.
“It is easy when we are in prosperity to give advice to the afflicted.”
“Nobody will stop you from creating. Do it tonight. Do it tomorrow. That is the way to make your soul grow...”

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