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“When I hear another express an opinion which is not mine, I say to myself, he has a right to his opinion, as I to mine. Why should I question it? His error does me no injury, and shall I become a Don Quixote, to bring all men by force of argument to one opinion? ...Be a listener only, keep within yourself, and endeavor to establish with yourself the habit of silence, especially in politics.”
― Thomas Jefferson

“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
― George Orwell

“People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.”
― Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain