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Most men today cannot conceive of a freedom that does not involve somebody’s slavery.

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We cannot escape the clear fact that what is going to win in this world is reason, if this ever becomes a reasonable world.
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Escape Reason Run Win World
Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.
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Children Learning Peace Teacher Yourself
The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not simply for pay; the thinker must think for truth, not for fame.
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Glory Pay Simplicity Thinking Truth Work
Honest and earnest criticism from those whose interests are most nearly touched,- criticism of writers by readers, of government by those governed, of leaders by those led, – this is the soul of democracy and the safeguard of modern society
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Democracy Government Honesty Leadership Safety Soul Touch
There can be no perfect democracy curtailed by color, race, or poverty. But with all we accomplish all, even peace.
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Accomplishment Color Democracy Peace Perfection Race
It is the stars, it is the ancient stars, it is the young and everlasting stars!
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Ancient Nature Stars Young
Strive for that greatness of spirit that measures life not by its disappointments but by its possibilities.
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Choice Disappointment Greatness Inspirational Life Possible Spirit
For education among all kinds of men always has had, and always will have, an element of danger and revolution, of dissatisfaction and discontent.
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Content Dangerous Education Kind Men Revolution Satisfaction
The favorite device of the devil, ancient and modern, is to force a human being into a more or less artificial class, accuse the class of unnamed and unnameable sin, and then damn any individual in the alleged class, however innocent he may be.
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Class Device Devil Diversity Innocent Justice Sin
I am especially glad of the divine gift of laughter: it has made the world human and lovable, despite all its pain and wrong.
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Divine Gift Human Laughter Love Pain World Wrong
We shall never secure emancipation from the tyranny of the white oppressor until we have achieved it in our own souls.
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Achievement Oppression Secure Soul White Yourself
Whether you like it or not the millions are here, and here they will remain. If you do not lift them up, they will pull you down… Education must not simply teach work – it must teach life.
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Education Teacher Teaching Work Yourself
Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.
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Choice Democracy Destroy Ignorance
The main thing is the YOU beneath the clothes and skin–the ability to do, the will to conquer, the determination to understand and know this great, wonderful, curious world.
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Ability Clothes Determination Greatness Skin Wonderful World
One thing alone I charge you. As you live, believe in life! Always human beings will live and progress to greater, broader and fuller life. The only possible death is to lose belief in this truth simply because the great end comes slowly, because time is long.
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Believe Death Greatness Human Life Live Possible Progress Simplicity Time
Believe in life! Always human beings will live and progress to greater, broader, and fuller life.
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Believe Greatness Hope Human Life Progress

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