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  1. A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

    Liberty is often a heavy burden on a man. It involves that necessity for perpetual choice which is the kind of labor men have always dreaded. In common life we shirk it by forming habits, which take the place of self-determination. In politics party-organization saves us the pains of much thinking before deciding how to cast our vote. In religious matters there are great multitudes watching us perpetually, each propagandist ready with his bundle of finalities, which having accepted we may be at peace. The more absolute the submission demanded, the stronger the temptation becomes to those who have been long tossed among doubts and conflicts.

    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
    Article (1860-09), β€œThe Professor’s Story [Elsie Venner],” ch. 18, Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 35

    More info about this quote: wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wen…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #acquiescence #burden #choice #decisionmaking #doubt #duty #following #freedom #habit #liberty #obedience #orthodoxy #politicalparties #selfconflict #submission #surrender #compliance

  2. A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

    Liberty is often a heavy burden on a man. It involves that necessity for perpetual choice which is the kind of labor men have always dreaded. In common life we shirk it by forming habits, which take the place of self-determination. In politics party-organization saves us the pains of much thinking before deciding how to cast our vote. In religious matters there are great multitudes watching us perpetually, each propagandist ready with his bundle of finalities, which having accepted we may be at peace. The more absolute the submission demanded, the stronger the temptation becomes to those who have been long tossed among doubts and conflicts.

    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
    Article (1860-09), β€œThe Professor’s Story [Elsie Venner],” ch. 18, Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 35

    More info about this quote: wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wen…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #acquiescence #burden #choice #decisionmaking #doubt #duty #following #freedom #habit #liberty #obedience #orthodoxy #politicalparties #selfconflict #submission #surrender #compliance

  3. A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

    Liberty is often a heavy burden on a man. It involves that necessity for perpetual choice which is the kind of labor men have always dreaded. In common life we shirk it by forming habits, which take the place of self-determination. In politics party-organization saves us the pains of much thinking before deciding how to cast our vote. In religious matters there are great multitudes watching us perpetually, each propagandist ready with his bundle of finalities, which having accepted we may be at peace. The more absolute the submission demanded, the stronger the temptation becomes to those who have been long tossed among doubts and conflicts.

    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
    Article (1860-09), β€œThe Professor’s Story [Elsie Venner],” ch. 18, Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 35

    More info about this quote: wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wen…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #acquiescence #burden #choice #decisionmaking #doubt #duty #following #freedom #habit #liberty #obedience #orthodoxy #politicalparties #selfconflict #submission #surrender #compliance

  4. A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

    Liberty is often a heavy burden on a man. It involves that necessity for perpetual choice which is the kind of labor men have always dreaded. In common life we shirk it by forming habits, which take the place of self-determination. In politics party-organization saves us the pains of much thinking before deciding how to cast our vote. In religious matters there are great multitudes watching us perpetually, each propagandist ready with his bundle of finalities, which having accepted we may be at peace. The more absolute the submission demanded, the stronger the temptation becomes to those who have been long tossed among doubts and conflicts.

    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
    Article (1860-09), β€œThe Professor’s Story [Elsie Venner],” ch. 18, Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 35

    More info about this quote: wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wen…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #acquiescence #burden #choice #decisionmaking #doubt #duty #following #freedom #habit #liberty #obedience #orthodoxy #politicalparties #selfconflict #submission #surrender #compliance

  5. A quotation from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

    Liberty is often a heavy burden on a man. It involves that necessity for perpetual choice which is the kind of labor men have always dreaded. In common life we shirk it by forming habits, which take the place of self-determination. In politics party-organization saves us the pains of much thinking before deciding how to cast our vote. In religious matters there are great multitudes watching us perpetually, each propagandist ready with his bundle of finalities, which having accepted we may be at peace. The more absolute the submission demanded, the stronger the temptation becomes to those who have been long tossed among doubts and conflicts.

    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) American poet, essayist, scholar
    Article (1860-09), β€œThe Professor’s Story [Elsie Venner],” ch. 18, Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 35

    More info about this quote: wist.info/holmes-sr-oliver-wen…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #acquiescence #burden #choice #decisionmaking #doubt #duty #following #freedom #habit #liberty #obedience #orthodoxy #politicalparties #selfconflict #submission #surrender #compliance