The true test of liberty is the right to test it, the right to question it, the right to speak to my neighbors, to grab them by the shoulders and loo… - Gerry Spence

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The true test of liberty is the right to test it, the right to question it, the right to speak to my neighbors, to grab them by the shoulders and look into their eyes and ask, “Are we free?” I have thought that if we are free, the answer cannot hurt us. And if we are not free, must we not hear the answer?

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About Gerry Spence

Gerald Leonard Spence (born 8 January 1929) is an American lawyer and writer.

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No artist's masterpiece can match a mother's creation of a successful child, one who has been freed to explore and to grow. ... Success is measured not only by who we are, but by what gifts we give. As the old chief said, "The gift is not complete until it is given again." Ah, the mother whose gift to the world is a person!

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