"At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life."
"Sometimes you don't know if you're Caesar about to cross the Rubicon or Captain Queeg cutting your own tow line."
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Source: Wrong on All Counts by George F. Will, www.washingtonpost.com. March 6, 2005.
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