"What is true of every member of..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson
What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of the whole can be no more than the sum of the rights of the individuals.
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“Health, learning and virtue will ensure your happiness; they will give you a quiet conscience, private esteem and public honour.”
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“I am glad to see that a system of labor prevails under which laborers can strike when they want to.”
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“And each man stands with his face in the light. Of his own drawn sword, ready to do what a hero can.”
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“The individual has always to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.”