The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.
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Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.
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The entire fruit is already present in the seed.
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You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.
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He who lives only to benefit himself confers on the world a benefit when he dies.
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