"When our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act."
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"The function of freedom is to free someone else."
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"You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life."
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"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do."
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"Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on."
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"I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation."
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"My father chose my name , and my last name was chosen by my ancestors . That’s enough, I myself choose my way"
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"You can do anything in the world if you say "Hey man, don't blame me, the devil made me do it. It's an easy way to escape responsibility.""
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"There is a price tag on human liberty. That price is the willingness to assume the responsibilities of being free men. Payment of this price is a personal matter with each of us."
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"Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself."
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"For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of government we get depends upon how we fulfill those responsibilities. We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve."
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"A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good."
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"A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the "why" for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any "how.""
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"Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming."
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"Africans and persons of African descent must assume the primary responsibility and leadership in historical research....if we are to continue to leave practically all important historical research and writing concerning the black race to the white man, then we must be prepared to accept, uncomplainingly, the white man's point of view."
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"Do the people of the world not yet realize that by fighting on until the bitter end I am not only performing my sacred duty to my people, but standing guard in the last citadel of collective security? Are they too blind to see that I have my responsibilities to the whole of humanity to face? I must still hold on until my tardy allies appear. And if they never come, then I say prophetically and without bitterness: The West will perish."
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"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
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"To keep our hearts open is probably the most urgent responsibility you have as you get older."
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"Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of today."
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"If not you, who? If not now, when?"
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