"Words like 'freedom', 'justice' and 'democracy' are not common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born knowing what these are. It takes enormous, and above all, individual effort to arrive at the respect for other people that these words imply."

-- James A. Baldwin

#Freedom Quotes #Knowing Quotes #Justice Quotes

“In any socialist government, they must destroy all alliances other than your alliance to the government, and they want the government to become your God. That for you to totally depend upon government. So we become slaves to government, through taxation, through regulation, through all kinds of restrictions, that makes us not free anymore.”
“Smile if it kills you. The physiology of smiling diffuses a lot of anger and angst. It makes your body and soul feel better.”
“It is not pleasant to have a stranger doubt your respectability.”
“I'm mad about gardening. I have an allotment on the other side of Hampstead Heath, and I keep three hens in my garden.”
“Our young men in Vietnam have not only acquitted themselves in an outstanding manner during combat operations, but they also have been outstanding ambassadors of goodwill in the vital civic action and pacification work among the tortured populace of South Vietnam.”
“We write by the light of every story we have ever read.”
“Just accepting that vulnerability is part of the deal, I think, makes that part okay.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“There is a clear message from science: To avoid dangerous interference with the climate system, we need to move away from business as usual.”

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