A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which …

John Stuart Mill
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A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
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