#ship

[I]t is the greatest absurdity to suppose it in the power of one, or of any number of men, at the entering into society to renounce their essential natural rights, or the means of preserving those rights, when the grand end of civil government, from the very nature of its institution, is for the support, protection, and defence of those very rights; the principal of which, as is before observed, are life, liberty, and property. If men, through fear, fraud, or mistake, should in terms renounce or give up an essential natural right, the eternal law of reason and the grand end of society would absolutely vacate such renunciation. The right of freedom being the gift of God Almighty, it is not in the power of man to alienate this gift and voluntarily become a slave. ↗

— Samuel Adams

#american-revolution #citizenship #freedom #state #freedom

Give me that man that is not passion's slave, and I will wear him in my heart's core, in my heart of heart, as I do thee. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#love #friendship

The dirtier your Bible, the cleaner your heart! ↗

— Victor Manuel Rivera

#freedom #leadership #freedom

That fist he was raising at me would wham into the cupboard door, hurting only himself. I saw it all happening, then it really did happen. But I didn't understand the whore thing. Why was he confusing the drinking with the other? Then I got it. Obvious. It was all mixed up for him, all the same thing: the drinking, the other, anything that could make a woman free. ↗

— David Gates

#relationships #whores #women #freedom

That what?" "That I knew i misjudged you. That you love him. I'm not saying In what way. Maybe you don't know yourself. But anyone paying attention could see how much you care about him," he says gently. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#friendship #grief #loss #friendship

Em didn't truly understand about my panic attacks - no one did. But she'd never pushed me to explain, never tried to ditch me when things got weird, and never once looked at me like I was a freak. ↗

— Rachel Vincent

#rachel-vincent #teen #young-adult #friendship

Sometimes friends make mistakes. Grievous ones that cry out for us to stay and prove we are true friends. ↗

— Beth Bernobich

#redemption #friendship

Never mind, said Hachiko each day. Here I wait, for my friend who’s late. I will stay, just to walk beside you for one more day. ↗

— Jess C. Scott

#dog #dogs #friends #friendship #hachiko

The world is starving for leaders who are not afraid to dismantle the sacred and precious beliefs, which hold us as prisoners of the past. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#freedom #leadership #freedom

صديقي.. الذي تحوّلَ إلى عدوِّي فجأة.. بلا سببٍ تحوَّل! رغم أني لم أكُن سببًا في عداوته! ولا أعرفُ ما الدّاعي من غضبهِ وتحوّله.. إنك عالقٌ في رأسي على شكلكَ القَديم.. شكلكَ وأنت صَديقي! ↗

— رشاد حسن

#love #friendship