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They have eyes,  but cannot see, they have ears, but cannot hear. They have minds, but cannot think for themselves, and so they ask Kings to lead them. 

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And when their Kings have led them astray, their cries for help and mercy go unheeded. For these were false Kings, whom they treated like Gods. 

But eventually  the people’s eyes were opened, their ears were opened, and their minds were opened. They had suffered much, but now they were Awoke. It was then that they began to think for themselves, and it was then that they were amazed at their strength. 


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This Awoken People, left their Kings and False Gods. They became Sovereign, and built their own Kingdom, to which they alone kept the keys. 

It was then that this idea began to spread: 
Your hands and your minds can build you your own Kingdom. But only if you use them to light your own path, and not to follow the path others set before you blindly. 

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As surely as a single candle can light a thousand candles without diminishing itself, a single bright idea can enlighten a thousand minds without diminishing itself. 

Go forth and spread such ideas to free the minds of humans everywhere. 

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