Liberty is the condition of progress. Without Liberty, there remains only barbarism. Without Liberty, there can be no civilization. (Robert G. Ingersoll)

Liberty is the condition of progress. Without Liberty, there remains only barbarism. Without Liberty, there can be no civilization.

Robert G. Ingersoll

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