Fourth of July American Style

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“SOME writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher.” 
― Thomas Paine, Common Sense

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“The walls of the educational system must come down. Education should not be a privilege, so the children of those who have money can study.” 
― Ernesto Guevara, Che Guevara Talks to Young People

“A country that does not know how to read and write is easy to deceive.” 
― Ernesto Guevara

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“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” 
― Martin Luther King Jr.

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