To serve the public interest is not the same as being a servant of public opinion.
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Those who say that life is worth living at any cost have already written an epitaph of infamy, for there is no cause and no person that they will not betray to stay alive.
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Fear of death has been the greatest ally of tyranny past and present.
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Everyone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques. The teacher is the heart of the educational system.
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To silence criticism is to silence freedom.
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Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments.
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