Liberty and democracy

Liberty and democracy
Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.
  

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Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.
No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.
Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.
You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.
Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.
The desire for change is a sign of safety.
Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.
Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.
Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.
The power to do good is also the power to do harm.
You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.
A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.