Quotes: "It is not light that we need..."

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There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.--John Adams 1826
The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. --Henri Bergson, Philosopher
Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. --Epictetus, Greek Philosopher

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It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. See at the bottom for the answer

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Each act, each occasion, is worse than the last, but only a little worse. You wait for the next and the next. You wait for one great shocking occasion, thinking that others, when such a shock comes, will join with you in resisting somehow. You don't want to act, or even talk, alone; you don't want to 'go out of your way to make trouble.' Why not? Well, you are not in the habit of doing it. And it is not just fear, fear of standing alone, that restrains you; it is also genuine uncertainty.--Milton Mayer, "They Thought They Were Free-The Germans 1933-1945"
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.--Confucius

MYSTERY QUOTE AND ANSWER - DID YOU GUESS CORRECTLY?

It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.
ANSWER: Frederick Douglass, Former slave & author/activist