#voluntarily

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. ↗

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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I voluntarily inflicted a certain level of insanity on myself. ↗

— Jonathan Franzen

#certain level #i #inflicted #insanity #level

The aim of the tests carried on with these syllable series was, by means of repeated audible perusal of the separate series, to so impress them that immediately afterward they could voluntarily be reproduced. ↗

— Hermann Ebbinghaus

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The other classes of which society was composed were, first, freemen, owners of small portions of land, independent, though they sometimes voluntarily became the vassals of their more opulent neighbors, whose power was necessary for their protection. ↗

— Thomas Bulfinch

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But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives. ↗

— Jeb Bush

#caring #citizen #deeper #destined #each

At issue in the Hiss Case was the question whether this sick society, which we call Western civilization, could in its extremity still cast up a man whose faith in it was so great that he would voluntarily abandon those things which men hold good, including life, to defend it. ↗

— Whittaker Chambers

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The only successor to President Putin is President Putin himself and we could of course dream about President Putin stepping down voluntarily and picking out successor which would be probably as bad as him. ↗

— Garry Kasparov

#bad #could #course #down #dream

Schumacher wouldn't have let him past voluntarily. Of course he did it voluntarily, but he had to do it. ↗

— Murray Walker

#did #had #him #past #schumacher

Our legislation addresses broadcasts over the public airwaves, but I hope the cable and satellite industries see the importance of this issue and voluntarily create a family tier of programming and offer culturally responsible products. ↗

— Charles W. Pickering

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I am saying voluntarily that I have sung for almost every religious group in the country, from Jewish and Catholic, and Presbyterian and Holy Rollers and Revival Churches. ↗

— Pete Seeger

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