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... fear breeds repression that repression breeds hate that hate menaces stable government that the path of safety lies in the opportunity to discuss freely supposed grievances and proposed remedies and that the fitting remedy for evil counsels is good ones.

Louis D. Brandeis

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Louis D. Brandeis
Age: 84 †
Born: 1856
Born: November 13
Died: 1941
Died: October 5
Judge
Lawyer
Louisville
Kentucky
Louis Dembitz Brandeis
Path
Discuss
Grievances
Lying
Freely
Remedies
Evil
Remedy
Grievance
Opportunity
Stable
Proposed
Hate
Safety
Breeds
Fear
Supposed
Menace
Government
Lies
Repression
Menaces
Good
Ones
Fitting
Counsels

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