"The freedom of speech and the freedom of the press have not been granted to the people in order that they may say things which please, and which are based upon accepted thought, but the right to say the things which displease, the right to say the things which convey the new and yet unexpected thoughts, the right to say things, even though they do a wrong."

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Source : Samuel Gompers (1967). “Seventy Years of Life and Labour: An Autobiography”

Samuel Gompers

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“While the Beatles always had George Martin around to clean up their act, the Rolling Stones had Andrew Loog Oldham to coarsen theirs.”
“Do you ever get the feeling like you already know the entire contents of the universe somewhere inside of your head, as if you were born with a complete map of this world already grafted onto the folds of your cerebellum and you are just spending your entire life figuring out how to access this map?”

Source : Reif Larsen (2010). “The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet: A Novel”, p.328, Penguin
“I went to law school because I understood what the power of the law is to make a difference in people's lives.”
“Two things are desired in order that intercourse may be had: First, that a minister or agent be allowed to reside at the capital. Second, that commerce between different countries be freely allowed.”
“When you're somebody who has the pretension to make art, it's completely different from when someone else says I want to make a book of your art. You don't decide the title, you don't decide the size, the order of the photographs . . . so it's completely out of control!”

Source : Source: www.raintaxi.com
“Father, write Your Word in our heart; make us men and women who understand Your truth.”
“The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true!”

Source : "Fictional character: Hubert Hawkins". "The Court Jester", www.imdb.com. January 27, 1956.
“I've had moments where I've felt like I was on another planet because I saw something beautiful. To me, taking pictures is being alive.”

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