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I will be as broad as the earth. I will not be limited.
— Ray Stannard Baker · Adventures in Contentment
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An editorial interpretation.
The speaker uses the earth's breadth to describe the scope they want for themselves. The comparison gives their declaration a sense of enormous possibility. The two sentences reinforce each other, pairing a vast image with a firm refusal to accept a smaller scope.
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