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On the Assertion of Rights

Rafay Alam May 9, 2003

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#1 Posted by temporal on May 9, 2003 10:51:17 am
rafay you have quoted Justice Learned Hand, “Liberty lies in the heart of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it.”

...before liberty can ring or light the hearts of men and women their stomachs should be fed...as the second generation convert brahim of lahore has said aptly:

jis khait key dehqaan say mayassur na ho roti...

(gar ghalat quote kya hay tou Banjaara tasih kardaiN)

rgds,

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