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No man tells his opinion so freely as when he imagines it received with implicit veneration.
Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
Age: 75 †
Born: 1709
Born: September 18
Died: 1784
Died: December 13
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From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
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It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust.
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They who most loudly clamour for liberty do not most liberally grant it.
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No government power can be abused long. Mankind will not bear it.... There is a remedy in human nature against tyranny, that will keep us safe under every form of government.
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