We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence, but we cling desperately to our chains.
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I cannot explain it; but when difficulties arise, I am not perplexed or doubtful. I know how to meet them.
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Every renaissance comes to the world with a cry, the cry of the human spirit to be free.
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No matter how mistaken Communist ideas may be, the experience and knowledge gained by trying them out have given a tremendous impetus to thought and imagination.
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