I don't care who you love. If you love this country enough to risk your life for it, you shouldn't have to hide who you are.
Interpretation
Love for one's country should override any fears of being true to oneself.
This quote emphasizes that an individual's loyalty and willingness to risk their life for their country should be celebrated, regardless of their sexual orientation. It advocates for authenticity and acceptance, arguing that love for the nation should not require anyone to hide who they truly are.
In practice
During a pride event, this quote can be used to highlight the importance of acceptance and courage.
Merging the ability to conduct surveillance that reveals every aspect of a person's life with the ability to conjure up the legal authority to execute that surveillance, and finally, removing any accountable judicial oversight, creates the opportunity for unprecedented influence over our system of government.
I have had many opportunities to flee HK, but I would rather stay and fight the United States government in the courts, because I have faith in Hong Kong's rule of law.
Looking back now, I realise that belonging to the family of a labourer actually helped to prepare my body for boxing. There were many times when my family didn't have enough food or warm clothing to go around. All this made me physically, as well as emotionally, tough.
No one's going to tell me how to make my own choices. For too many years, everybody told me what to say and what to do and how to be.
The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.
Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.
The secret principle of martial arts is not vanquishing the attacker, but resolving to avoid an encounter before its occurrence. To become an object of an attack is an indication that there was an opening in one's guard, and the important thing is to be on guard at all times.
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