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Neither let us be slandered from our duty by false accusations against us, nor frightened from it by menaces of destruction to the government, nor of dungeons to ourselves.
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My long-crushed spirit rose, cowardice departed, bold defiance took its place; and I now resolved that, however long I might remain a slave in form, the day had passed forever when I could be a slave in fact.
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You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man
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Civility is not a tactic or a sentiment. It is the determined choice of trust over cynicism, of community over chaos.
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Beware, for I am fearless and therefore powerful
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Great evils are in some cases only to be met by resistance; they cannot be wept down, but must be battled down.
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The poorest way to face life is to face it with a sneer.
Theodore Rooseveltverified·Citizenship in a Republic, in African and European Addresses·April 23, 1910
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Reckless audacity came to be considered the courage of a loyal ally; prudent hesitation, specious cowardice; moderation was held to be a cloak for unmanliness; ability to see all sides of a question, inaptness to act on any.