Freedom - to walk free and own no superior.

Quote by Walt Whitman

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I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several...

I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several...

And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his...

And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his...

We convince by our presence.

We convince by our presence.

Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.

Here or henceforward it is all the same to me, I accept Time absolutely.

The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or...

The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or...

Be curious, not judgmental.

Be curious, not judgmental.

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give...

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give...

Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul.

Re-examine all that you have been told... dismiss that which insults your soul.

Other lands have their vitality in a few, a class, but we have it in...

Other lands have their vitality in a few, a class, but we have it in...

I exist as I am, that is enough.

I exist as I am, that is enough.

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work....

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work....

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.

If any thing is sacred, the human body is sacred.

If any thing is sacred, the human body is sacred.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences.

To have great poets, there must be great audiences.

The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know...

The earth, that is sufficient, I do not want the constellations any nearer, I know...

To die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier.

To die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier.

O public road, I say back I am not afraid to leave you, yet I...

O public road, I say back I am not afraid to leave you, yet I...

I cannot be awake for nothing looks to me as it did before, Or else...

I cannot be awake for nothing looks to me as it did before, Or else...

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.