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"Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven."

"I will act as if what I do makes a difference."

"Only remember west of the Mississippi it's a little more look, see, act. A little less rationalize, comment, talk."

"The denial of our duty to act in this case is a denial of our right to act; and if we have no right to act, then may we well be termed the white slaves of the North, for like our brethren in bonds, we must seal our lips in silence and despair."

"Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them."

"The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. Plainly, the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of liberty."
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"Revolutions demand enormous sacrifices and, at the same time, create a new need to change the world again."

"So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without fear, and to fearlessly do right."

"Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does not want to change it."

"The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint."

"The art of the cuisine, when fully mastered, is the one human capability of which only good things can be said."
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