Quotable Quotes

He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself.
THOMAS PAINE

Liberty is the possibility of doubting, of making a mistake,... of searching and experimenting,... of saying No to any authority - literary, artistic, philosophical, religious, social, and even political.
IGNAZIO SILONE

. . .guard the freedom of ideas at all costs. Be alert that dictators have always played on the natural human tendency to blame others and to oversimplify. And don't regard yourself as a guardian of freedom unless you respect and preserve the rights of people you disagree with to free, public, unhampered expression.
GERARD K. O'NEILL

My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.
ADLAI STEVENSON

It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.
UNKNOWN

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