"When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free."

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Source: Address at Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, on the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1925.

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Charles Evans Hughes

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Charles Evans Hughes was a prominent American lawyer and politician who served as Chief Justice of the United States, advocating for justice and legal reform.

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