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“The well-ordered mind knows the value, no less than the charm, of reticence. The fruit of the tree of knowledge ... falls ripe from its stem; but those who have eaten with sobriety find no need to discuss the processes of digestion.”
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“Sobriety is okay enough," Denny says, "but someday, I'd like to live a life based on doing good stuff instead of just not doing bad stuff. You know?”
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“Unlike some men, I had never drunk for boldness or charm or wit; I had used alcohol for precisely what it was, a depressant to check the mental exhilaration produced by extended sobriety.”
Source : Frederick Exley (1997). “A Fan's Notes”
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“All the sobriety which' religion needs or requires is that which real earnestness produces.”
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“The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty”
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“On Positive Liberty: The business of the State is to use its organizing powers for the purpose of furnishing the necessary conditions which allow this people freely to unfold its creative faculties.”
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“Human beings act intelligently only after they have exhausted the alternatives”
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“I know that many people disagree with the way I disciplined my child. I also understand after meeting with a psychologist that there are other alternative ways of disciplining a child that may be more appropriate.”
Source : "NFL Star Adrian Peterson Cleared to Play by Vikings, Speaks Publicly on Child Abuse Charge" by Ashley Lee, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 15, 2014. 
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“Freedom is the awareness of alternatives and of the ability to choose. It is contingent upon consciousness, and so may be gained or lost, extended or diminished.”
Source : Allen Wheelis (1970). “The desert”
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“If youve got an industry where youve got massive investment, it doesnt matter whether you bring in alternative supplies. You still lose the money on that industry.”
