"Education means emancipation. It means light and liberty. It means the uplifting of the soul of man into the glorious light of truth, the light by which men can only be made free."

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Source : Frederick Douglass (2016). “The Essential Douglass: Selected Writings and Speeches”, p.355, Hackett Publishing

Frederick Douglass

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“Military strikes on Afghanistan will not prevent something this terrible from happening again, for the simple reason that bombs will not deter people who are unafraid of death and desire martyrdom.”
“Nowadays it seems to me nobody takes trouble about anything, especially writing songs.”

Source : "Marian McPartland At 86". Interview with Lazaro Vega, www.allaboutjazz.com. July 22, 2004.
“Sometimes I think everyone is just pretending to be brave, and none of us really are. Maybe pretending is how you get brave, I don't know.”
“The Holy Prophet Mohammed came into this world and taught us: 'That man is a Muslim who never hurts anyone by word or deed, but who works for the benefit and happiness of God's creatures. Belief in God is to love one's fellow men.'”
“Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.”
“Misfortunes, untoward events, lay open, disclose the skill of a general, while success conceals his weakness, his weak points.”
“I congratulate you, my brave countrymen and fellow soldiers, on the spirit and success with which you have executed this important part of our enterprise.”
“It would be rash to conclude that, on balance, the environment of the globe as a whole is either deteriorating or improving, or that the survival of the societies we know depends upon filling a simple set of prescriptions. It is all too complex and dynamic, whether it involves managing greenhouse gases or Nile snails... The future condition of the globe's interlocking natural and social systems depends more on human behavior than on the further investigation of natural processes, however desirable that may be.”

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