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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there's a twilight where everything remains seemingly unchanged, and it is in such twilight that we must be aware of change in the air, however slight, lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.”

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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“Honorable retreats are no ways inferior to brave charges, as having less fortune, more of discipline, and as much valor.”

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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and quiet.”

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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“The 5th Amendment is an old friend and a good friend. one of the great landmarks in men's struggle to be free of tyranny, to be decent and civilized.”

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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same performance.”

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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“The dissenting opinion has continued since 1792 as a great American tradition. It is as true to the character of our democracy as of speech itself.”

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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“The critical point is that the Constitution places the right of silence beyond the reach of government.”

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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“Why cannot we work at cooperative schemes and search for the common ground binding all mankind together?”

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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“Acceptance by government of a dissident press is a measure of the maturity of a nation.”

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    I Like this quote I dislike this quote“Ignorance and illiteracy are obviously not synonymous; even illiterate masses can cast their ballots with intelligence, once they are informed.”

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