"The most effectual means of preventing the perversion of power into tyranny are to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at large, and more especially to give them knowledge of those facts which history exhibits, that possessed thereby of the experience of other ages and countries, they may be enabled to know ambition under all its shapes, and prompt to exert their natural powers to defeat its purposes."

-- Thomas Jefferson

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“The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mindâ€™s strength, and awareness is its flexibility. Without these abilities, we cannot function. When we drink a glass of water, drive a car, or have a conversation, we are using mindfulness and awareness.”
“I think that when Americans go to vote, states should not list what party the candidates are affiliated with. That would require voters to actually think and get to know a candidate instead of voting for their favorite gang. 'Oh, this guy is a Republican, so he must be good.'”
“There is so much freedom in not having to choose.”
“ONE OF THE UNSETTLING THINGS about my journey, mentally, physically, and emotionally, was that I wasnâ€™t sure when or where it was going to end.”

Source : Ishmael Beah (2007). “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier”, p.69, Macmillan
“You can never put too much pork in your mouth as far as I'm concerned.”
“Ø¨Ø§Ù„Ø¯Ù… Ù†ÙƒØªØ¨ Ù„ÙÙ„Ø³Ø·ÙŠÙ† We write with the blood for Palestine”
“Believe in yourself. Believe in your heart and once you get there, don't slow down.”
“Relax, ease back in your seats and let the music take you wherever it does.”

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