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| | “Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.”
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| | Muhammad Ali Championship Boxer and EMMA Lifetime Achievement Recipient | |
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| | “We can find common qualities and common values that have made Britain the country it is. Our belief in tolerance and liberty which shines through British history. Our commitment to fairness, fair play and civic duty.”
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| | Gordon Brown Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
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| | “Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and fight for it, we must be prepared to extend it to everyone, whether they are rich or poor, whether they agree or not, no matter what their race or he colour of their skin.”
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| | Wendall Lewis Willkie American Lawyer and Businessman | |
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| | “There can be no friendship where there is no freedom. Friendship loves a free air, and will not be fenced up in straight and narrow enclosures.” | |
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| | William Penn English Quaker Leader and Founder of Pennsylvania | |
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| | “The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” | |
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| | Thucydides Ancient Greek Historian | |
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| | "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." | |
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| | Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Leader and EMMA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient | |
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| | “I want a world without war, a world without insanity. I want to see people do well. I don't even think it's as much as what I want for myself. It's more what I want for the people around me. That's what I want.” | |
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| | Tom Cruise Actor, Producer and EMMA Award Recipient 2004 | |
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| | "Opportunities multiply as they are seized." | |
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| | Sun Tzu Military Strategist and Author of ‘The Art of War’ | |
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| | "The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself." | |
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| | Robert Ingersoll American Political Leader, and Orator | |
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| | “When it comes to creating a fairer more equal society, we have made substantial progress and continue to do so. But that progress is fragile and uneven. In too many areas we have stopped the clock; in some it is starting to turn backwards. Yet the most up-to-date evidence shows that a fairer, more equal society will be more productive. Surveys show that it is a high priority for British people.” | |
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| | Trevor Phillips Head of the Commission for Equalities and Human Rights | |
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| | “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” | |
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| | Nelson Mandela Former President of South Africa and EMMA Lifetime Achievement Recipient | |
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