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Add inspirational quotes from prominent African leaders to Inspiring.php #56551

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feat: Added new inspirational quotes from African leaders.
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15 changes: 15 additions & 0 deletions src/Illuminate/Foundation/Inspiring.php
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'Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. - Margaret Mead',
'You must be the change you wish to see in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi',
'We must ship. - Taylor Otwell',
'We prefer poverty in liberty to riches in slavery. - Ahmed Sékou Touré',
'He who does not support revolutionaries while they are alive, should not mourn them when they are dead. - Ahmed Sékou Touré',
'You cannot carry out fundamental change without a certain amount of madness. - Thomas Sankara',
'The slave who does not shoulder his revolt does not deserve anyone’s pity. - Thomas Sankara',
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Typo:

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'The slave who does not shoulder his revolt does not deserve anyone’s pity. - Thomas Sankara',
'The slave who does not shoulder his revolt does not deserve anyone\'s pity. - Thomas Sankara',

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'The slave who does not shoulder his revolt does not deserve anyone’s pity. - Thomas Sankara',
"The slave who does not shoulder his revolt does not deserve anyone's pity. - Thomas Sankara",

'Freedom is being free of need. - Mohamad Ghadafi',
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I'm not sure if we want to imply that a human rights abuser and dictator of a democracy mostly by name only is inspirational.

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Thank you for the feedback. I understand the concern. I included the quote based on its philosophical merit rather than the person’s political legacy, but I’m happy to remove it for alignment with Laravel’s values.

'Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind. - Kwame Nkrumah',
'We face neither East nor West: we face forward. - Kwame Nkrumah',
'Leadership does not mean domination. - Haile Selassie I',
'Feel the needs of others more than your own. - Haile Selassie I',
'No one should question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of God. - Haile Selassie I',
'We must dare to invent the future. - Thomas Sankara',
'Fools multiply when wise men are silent. - Nelson Mandela',
'It always seems impossible until it is done. - Nelson Mandela',
'Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead. - Nelson Mandela',
"No matter what the past has dealt you, don't let it destroy your future. - Nelson Mandela",
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