It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.
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To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary... is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds.
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Those who begin coercive elimination of dissent soon find themselves exterminating dissenters. Compulsory unification of opinion achieves only the unanimity of the graveyard.
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Freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter mush. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order.
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If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion, or force citizens to confess by word or act.
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Kill If You Have To, But Don't Steal
first thing, i'm not a poet
i was a musician
and damn good at it
second thing, i had some ethical issues
just too nervous and caffeinated
to be a good boy
meanwhile, i wander the streets
a lonely soul, i walk alone
and write my music while i'm walkin to the beat
just so you know,
that song was beautiful
more joyous than anything
that you have ever known
but this world is full of
traiterous pot smokin politicians
and they hate
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Why I Can't Rhyme
i sat on the ground
making rhymeless sounds
it was flawless
my music flew me higher
than any of my friends
but you've got your pictures
and all your priceless words
i'm far too anti-social
to be that kind of artist
so now i'm in hell
just lookin for a way out
what gives you the right
to put me there in the first place?
my music was beautiful
you ain't nothin but deceiptful
with your stupid paintings
pointless words
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