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Pecuniary surrenders I would gladly make for the sake of peace, but not for peace itself would I surrender liberty.
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gutenberg.orgHorace Mann: “Pecuniary surrenders I would gladly make for the sake of peace, but not for peace itself would I surrender liberty.”
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Mann asserts that he would sacrifice financial gain for the sake of liberty, emphasizing the importance of freedom over peace.
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