Kill reverence and you've killed the hero in man.
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Don't rely on our knowledge of what's best for your future. We do know, but it can't be best until you know it.
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Did you really think that we wanted those laws to be observed ... We want them broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against then you'll know that this is not the age for beautiful gestures. We're after powe.
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Do not lose your knowledge that man's proper estate is an upright posture, an intransigent mind, and a step that travels unlimited roads
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