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Everyone who receives the protection

Everyone who receives the protection of society owes a return for the benefit.
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That which seems the height

That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.
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That so few now dare

That so few now dare to be eccentric, marks the chief danger of our time.
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All good things which exist

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.
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Popular opinions, on subjects not

Popular opinions, on subjects not palpable to sense, are often true, but seldom or never the whole truth.
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Ask yourself whether you are

Ask yourself whether you are happy and you cease to be so.
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The pupil who is never

The pupil who is never required to do what he cannot do, never does what he can do.
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Conservatives are not necessarily stupid,

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.
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Solitude, in the sense of

Solitude, in the sense of being often alone, is essential to any depth of meditation or of character and solitude in the presence of natural beauty and grandeur, is the cradle of thought and aspirations which are not only good for the individual, but which society could ill do without.
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If all mankind minus one

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.
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