"Love in its most genuine sense, can only flourish if it is FREE. We, as people, can only flourish if we are free."

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— John S. Hall

Literature1960

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"I want to put out the fires of Hell, and burn down the rewards of Paradise. They block the way to Allah. I do not want to worship from fear of punishment or for the promise of reward, but simply for t…"

— Hazrat Rabia of Basra (R.A.)

Religion

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— Fred Polak

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"Americans feared the Townshend Act for another reason: revenues raised form it were to be used to pay the salaries of colonial governors and judges. This proposal struck at the heart of a revered Amer…"

— George H. Smith

Education1949–2022

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