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Man is born free, yet he is everywhere in chains.


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He who pretends to look upon death without fear, lies.
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War then, is a relation - not between man and man but between state and state and individuals are enemies only accidentally not as men, nor even as citizens but as soldiers not as members of their country, but as its defenders
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All that time is lost which might be better employed
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My liveliest delight is in having conquered myself.
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The thirst after happiness is never extinguished in the heart of man.
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People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
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