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Self respect is impossible without liberty.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Of course, in a novel, people’s hearts break, and they die and that is the end of it; and in a story this is very convenient. But in real life we do not die when all that makes life bright dies to us.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Breathe Bright Death End Heart Broken Life Novel Reality Story
Home is a place not only of strong affections, but of entire unreserve; it is life’s undress rehearsal, its backroom, its dressing room.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Affection Home Place Room Strong
I make no manner of doubt that you threw a very diamond of truth at me, though you see it hit me so directly in the face that it wasn’t exactly appreciated, at first.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Direction Doubt Hit Myself Praise See
One part of the science of living is to learn just what our own responsibility is, and to let other people’s alone.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Alone Learning Live Ourselves People Responsibility Science
The literature of a people must so ring from the sense of its nationality; and nationality is impossible without self-respect, and self-respect is impossible without liberty.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Impossible Liberty Literature Nation Natural People Respect
It is no merit in the sorrowful that they weep, or to the oppressed and smothering that they gasp and struggle, not to me, that I must speak for the oppressed – who cannot speak for themselves.
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Advantage Oppression Sorrow Struggle Talk
By what strange law of mind is it that an idea long overlooked, and trodden under foot as a useless stone, suddenly sparkles out in new light, as a discovered diamond?
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE

Diamond Discover Ideas Light Strange
People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them that Benjamin Franklin said it first. Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm.
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Acceptance Goodness Harm Ideas Impossible People Person
It lies around us like a cloud- A world we do not see; Yet the sweet closing of an eye May bring us there to be.
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Close Cloud Lying See Sweet
It is generally understood that men don’t aspire after the absolute right, but only to do about as well as the rest of the world.
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Man Right Understand World
In the gates of eternity the black hand and the white hand hold each other with equal clasp.
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Black Equality Forever Grasp Hands
I feel now that the time is come when even a woman or a child who can speak a word for freedom and humanity is bound to speak. I hope every woman who can write will not be silent.
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Children Feeling Freedom Hope Myself Silence Talk Time Woman Writing
It is one mark of a superior mind to understand and be influenced by the superiority of others.
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Influence Mark Mindset Oneself Superiority
Love is very beautiful, but very, very sad.
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Beautiful Love Sadness
Self respect is impossible without liberty.
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Impossible Liberty Respect
People who hate trouble generally get a good deal of it.
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Deal Goodness Hate People Trouble

Self respect is impossible without liberty.

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