A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.

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At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed.

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I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.

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I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted.

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The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.

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The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.

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When men sow the wind it is rational to expect that they will reap the whirlwind.

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You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.

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We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future.

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The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.

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