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There is no liberty to men who know not how to govern themselves.

Henry Ward Beecher

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Henry Ward Beecher
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Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
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A man without ambition is worse than dough that has no yeast in it to raise it.
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A Christian is nothing but a sinful man who has put himself to school for Christ for the honest purpose of becoming better.
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