"I cannot consent to be led three or four hundred leagues out of my route, without its being by force of arms."

Source : Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Thomas Rees (1811). “Exploratory Travels Through the Western Territories of North America: Comprising a Voyage from St. Louis, on the Mississippi, to the Source of that River, and a Journey Through the Interior of Louisiana, and the North-eastern Provinces of New Spain ; Performed in the Years 1805, 1806, 1807, by Order of the Government of the United States”, p.268

Zebulon Pike

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“In our inherent contradictions as humans, and in order to validate our own pain, we deny the pain of others. But it is in acknowledging the pain of others that we achieve fully our humanity”
“It was one of the primary rules of thievery. When hiding, sneaking, and trickery are all out, the correct answer is "run like hell."”
“The healthy man does not torture others.”
“John McEnroe has hair like badly turned broccoli.”
“Visibility is not equality.”

Source : Twitter post from Nov 20, 2017
“I have followed my ear and my heart, which may be false. I hope not.”

Source : "In the Net of Stars". Book by Frank Stuart Flint, 1909.
“I'm much more for style and not trend-driven.”

Source : "Ian Astbury on the Death of the Rock Star". Interview with Mick Stingley, www.esquire.com. December 27, 2013.
“It's not about working anymore, it's about doing work I can be proud of.”

"I cannot consent to be led three or four hundred leagues out of my route, without its being by force of arms."

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