Reading through some of my favorite quotes and it sparked an internal dialogue. I thought I'd share the train of thought through a series of quotes so that you may enjoy the sentiment (if you're into that kind of thing). I find the reminders to be quite helpful.
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent."
-Thomas Jefferson
"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."
-Thomas Jefferson
"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
-Thomas Jefferson
“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”
― Bruce Lee
"I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others."
-Thomas Jefferson
"I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine."
— Bruce Lee
“To spend time is to pass it in a specified manner. To waste time is to expend it thoughtlessly or carelessly. We all have time to either spend or waste and it is our decision what to do with it. But once passed, it is gone forever.”
― Bruce Lee
“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.”
― Bruce Lee