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It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And

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"It is from weakness that people reach for dictators and concentrated government power. Only the strong can be free. And only the productive can be strong"

- Wendell Willkie

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This quote is written / told by Wendell Willkie between February 18, 1892 and October 8, 1944. He/she was a famous Lawyer from USA. The author also have 27 other quotes.

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