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Liberty will not descend to a people. A people must raisethemselves to liberty. It is a blessing that must be earned before it can be enjoyed.

Liberty will not descend to a people. A people must raisethemselves to liberty. It is a blessing that must be earned before it can be enjoyed.
– Charles Caleb Colton

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  6. Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them. – Charles Caleb Colton
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  9. You have been called to a life of blessing, don`t descend to that of curses. – Jaachynma NE Agu
  10. Victory must be real. It must be earned. That means it must be rare and difficult, against steep odds, and defeat must be the other. – Rick Riordan
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  17. To ascend the mountain, we must descend to our knees. – Craig D Lounsbrough
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  23. The blessing we receive for following Jesus comes also with persecutions, which, if we have faith to accept them, can also be a blessing. – Lori Stanley Roeleveld
  24. …our free will could convert a curse into a blessing or a blessing into a curse…To transform a crisis into an opportunity was true wisdom – Radhanath Swami
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