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large/948/anthem_librivox_64kb_mp3/anthem_11_rand_64kb
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I guard my treasures: my thought, my will, my freedom. And the greatest of these is freedom. I GUARD MY TREASURES MY THOUGHT MY WILL MY FREEDOM AND THE GREATEST OF THESE IS FREEDOM
 take, the guiding star is within me; the guiding star and the loadstone which point the way. They point in but one direction. They point to me. I know not if this earth on which I stand is the core of the universe or if it is but a speck of dust lost in eternity. I know not and I care not. For I know what happiness is possible to me on earth. And my happiness needs no higher aim to vindicate it. My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose. Neither am I the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a bandage for their wounds. I am not a sacrifice on their altars. I am a man. This miracle of me is mine to own and keep, and mine to guard, and mine to use, and mine to kneel before! I do not surrender my treasures, nor do I share them. The fortune of my spirit is not to be blown into coins of brass and flung to the winds as alms for the poor of the spirit. HOLY I WILL IT WHATEVER ROAD I TAKE THE GUIDING STAR IS WITHIN ME THE GUIDING STAR AND THE LOADSTONE WHICH POINT THE WAY THEY POINT IN BUT ONE DIRECTION THEY POINT TO ME I KNOW NOT IF THIS EARTH ON WHICH I STAND IS THE CORE OF THE UNIVERSE OR IF IT IS A SPECK OF DUST LOST IN ETERNITY I KNOW NOT AND I CARE NOT FOR I KNOW WHAT HAPPINESS IS POSSIBLE TO ME ON EARTH AND MY HAPPINESS NEEDS NO HIGHER AIM TO VINDICATE IT MY HAPPINESS IS NOT THE MEANS TO ANY END IT IS THE END IT IS ITS OWN GOAL IT IS ITS OWN PURPOSE NEITHER AM I THE MEANS TO ANY END OTHERS MAY WISH TO ACCOMPLISH I AM NOT A TOOL FOR THEIR USE I AM NOT A SERVANT OF THEIR NEEDS I AM NOT A BANDAGE FOR THEIR WOUNDS I AM NOT A SACRIFICE ON THEIR ALTARS I AM A MAN THIS MIRACLE OF ME IS MINE TO OWN AND KEEP AND MINE TO GUARD AND MINE TO USE AND MINE TO KNEEL BEFORE I DO NOT SURRENDER MY TREASURES NOR DO I SHARE THEM THE FORTUNE OF MY SPIRIT IS NOT TO BE BLOWN INTO COINS OF BRASS AND FLUNG TO THE WINDS AS ALMS FOR THE POOR OF THE SPIRIT
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