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I say, if death is the penalty for proclaiming truth, then I will proudly and defiantly pay the costly price! Truth crucified in Socrates, in Christ, in Giordano Bruno, in Huss, Galileo still lives -- they and others whose number is legion have preceded us on this path. We are ready to follow!

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Can any one feel any respect for a government that accords rights only to the privileged classes, and none to the workers?

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The day will come when our silence will be more powerful than the voices you strangle today.

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