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Liberty Is Often A Heavy Burden On A Man. It Involves The Necessity For Perpetual Choice Which Is The Kind Of Labor Men Have Always Dreaded.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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Liberty Is Often A Heavy Burden On
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Liberty Is Often A Heavy Burden On A Man. It Involves The Necessity For Perpetual Choice Which Is The Kind Of Labor Men Have Always Dreaded.
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