Liberty is always dangerous - but it is the safest thing we have.

Harry Emerson Fosdick
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  2. No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No steam or gas ever drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused dedicated disciplined.

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