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The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. ↗

— John Acton

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Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin. ↗

— John Acton

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There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion. ↗

— Lord Acton

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I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic. ↗

— Abigail Adams

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Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could. ↗

— Abigail Adams

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Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character. ↗

— Hosea Ballou

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Every man who has at last succeeded, after long effort, in calling up the divinity which lies hidden in a woman's heart, is startled to find that he must obey the God he summoned. ↗

— Henry Adams

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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women. ↗

— Abigail Adams

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I'm pretty Sicilian if I've been crossed. I don't seek revenge, but I never forget. And I make it hard to repair, which is not a great quality because if people held me to that standard, no one would be around me - ever. ↗

— Amy Adams

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I was the dork in high school who sang musical numbers up and down the hallways. ↗

— Amy Adams

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