"The love of liberty is the love of others the love of power is the love of ourselves."
-William Hazlitt
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"No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history.“
-William Hazlitt
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"Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming."
-William Hazlitt
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"If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators."
-William Hazlitt
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"Prosperity is a great teacher adversity a greater."
-William Hazlitt
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"Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food."
-William Hazlitt
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"To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind."
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"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality."
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