With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably.

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"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness: that is life."

- Jean-Luc Picard

Awareness

"Even the most comfortable prison is still a prison."

- Jean-Luc Picard

Awareness

"When children learn to devalue others, they can devalue anyone - including their parents."

- Jean-Luc Picard

Awareness

"The road from legitimate suspicion to rampant paranoia is very much shorter than we think."

- Jean-Luc Picard

Awareness

"Wishing for a thing does not make it so."

- Jean-Luc Picard

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"We have raised the bar. … But that doesn’t raise it just for the youth. That raises it for the parents, who have the primary responsibility for teaching their children principles. That raises it for the leaders. That raises it for the teachers. We’ve all got to take a step up in a world that is unraveling as fast as this one is."

- President M. Russell Ballard

Responsibility

"Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. People can’t stop you. Only you can stop you."

- Unknown

Responsibility

"Life comes at a cost. Wouldn’t it be arrogant to die before you’ve repaid that debt?"

- Yuuji Kazami

Responsibility

"You can’t win a game by doing nothing. And if someone else wins it for you then you haven’t accomplished anything. Life is the same way."

- Junichirou Kagami

Responsibility

"Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."

- John F. Kennedy

Responsibility