The central movement of the mind is the desire for unrestricted liberty and ... this movement is invariably accompanied by its opposite a dread of the consequences of liberty.

The central movement of the mind is the desire for unrestricted liberty and ... this movement is invariably accompanied by its opposite a dread of the consequences of liberty.
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There is no need for me to curse you the murderer survives the victim only to learn that it was himself that he longed to be rid of. Hatred is selfhatred.
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The central movement of the mind is the desire for unrestricted liberty and ... this movement is invariably accompanied by its opposite a dread of the consequences of liberty. Thornton Wilder

The central movement of the mind is the desire for unrestricted liberty and ... this movement is invariably accompanied by its opposite a dread of the consequences of liberty.
Thornton Wilder