A Quote by Thucydides
The secret of happiness is freedom and the secret of freedom is courage.
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The saints' deep secret is this: do not seek freedom, and freedom will be given you.
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There's something quite magical that can happen when a secret is no longer a secret - or is a shared secret or a common secret. By allowing those boundaries to be porous, certain forms of oppression may be lifted.
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