We have the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast. But in the name of fr…

Nhat Hanh
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We have the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast. But in the name of freedom, people have done a lot of damage. I think we have to build a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast in order to counterbalance. Because liberty without responsibility is not true liberty. We are not free to destroy. ✨ Interview with Bob Abernethy, www.pbs.org. September 19, 2003.
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