"The shepherd drives the wolf from the..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln
The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep's throat, for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. Plainly, the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of liberty.
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“I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.”
“Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged.”
“I have always thought that all men should be free; but if any should be slaves, it should be first those who desire for themselves, and secondly those who desire it for others. Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.”
More on Liberty
“We rail at trade, but the historian of the world will see that it was the principle of liberty; that it settled America, and destroyed feudalism, and made peace and keeps peace; that it will abolish slavery.”
“Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.”
“We do not move forward by curtailing people's liberty because we are afraid of what they may do or say.”
More on Perspective
“We view things not only from different sides, but with different eyes; we have no wish to find them alike.”
“Any painful experience makes you see things differently. It also reminds you of the simple truths that we purposely forget every day or else we would never get out of bed.”
“Tragedy, no matter how sad, becomes boring to those not caught in its addictive caress.”