Big and oppressive government has long been the enemy of freedom, something black Americans know all too well.
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KENNY DALGLISH assimilation that black Americans have been rejecting for the past 380 years.
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ALVIN POUSSAINT Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
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DON YOUNG We're asking Americans to tighten their belts; by golly, the federal government should, too.
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NOAM CHOMSKY Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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OG MANDINO Having been a cheerleader, I know all too well what these girls give up to join forces and compete.
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ARTHUR C. BROOKS I know the established Christian theology... I know the enemy, but the enemy doesn't know me. Thus t...
SUN MYUNG MOON A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.
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AYN RAND I'm the original.
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