Independence
"No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing their sentiments, but forthwith lost their liberty in general and became slaves."
By : John P. Zenger
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"No one should negotiate their dreams. Dreams must be free to flee and fly high. No government, no legislature, has a right to limit your dreams. You should never agree to surrender your dreams."
By : Jesse Jackson
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"None who have always been free can understand the terrible fascinating power of the hope of freedom to those who are not free."
By : Pearl S. Buck
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"Patriotism does not oblige us to acquiesce in the destruction of liberty. Patriotism obliges us to question it, at least."
By : Wendy Kaminer
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"People hardly ever make use of the freedom they have. For example, the freedom of thought. Instead they demand freedom of speech as a compensation."
By : Søren Kierkegaard
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"Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us."
By : Wendy Kaminer
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"That's free enterprise, friends: freedom to gamble, freedom to lose. And the great thing -- the truly democratic thing about it -- is that you don't even have to be a player to lose."
By : Barbara Ehrenreich
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"The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe."
By : H. L. Mencken
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"The history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself."
By : Virginia Woolf
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"The only freedom that is of enduring importance is the freedom of intelligence, that is to say, freedom of observation and of judgment, exercised in behalf of purposes that are intrinsically worth while. The commonest mistake made about freedom is, I think, to identify it with freedom of movement, or, with the external or physical side of activity."
By : John Dewey
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"The only part of the conduct of anyone for which he is amenable to society is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign."
By : John Stuart Mill
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"The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the government."
By : Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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"There are two visions of America. One precedes our founding fathers and finds its roots in the harshness of our puritan past. It is very suspicious of freedom, uncomfortable with diversity, hostile to science, unfriendly to reason, contemptuous of personal autonomy. It sees America as a religious nation. It views patriotism as allegiance to God. It secretly adores coercion and conformity. Despite our constitution, despite the legacy of the Enlightenment, it appeals to millions of Americans and threatens our freedom.
The other vision finds its roots in the spirit of our founding revolution and in the leaders of this nation who embraced the age of reason. It loves freedom, encourages diversity, embraces science and affirms the dignity and rights of every individual. It sees America as a moral nation, neither completely religious nor completely secular. It defines patriotism as love of country and of the people who make it strong. It defends all citizens against unjust coercion and irrational conformity.
This second vision is our vision. It is the vision of a free society. We must be bold enough to proclaim it and strong enough to defend it against all its enemies."
By : Rabbi Sherwin Wine
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"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty."
By : John Adams
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"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security"
By : Benjamin Franklin
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