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Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily
Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or corrupt.
Honesty in politics is the result of strength; hypocrisy is the result of weakness.
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.
The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
Man should be master of his environment, not its slave. That is what freedom means.
The more you depend on forces outside yourself, the more you are dominated by them.
What do you suppose will satisfy the soul, except to walk free and own no superior?
The very idea of freedom incites fear in the hearts of terrorists across the world.
The mind enters itself, and God the mind, And one is One, free in the tearing wind.
It is far more honest to be undeservedly ignored than to be honoured without merit.
The remaining liberty of the world was to be destroyed in the place where it stood.
We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one.
Once your mind and body is healthy, it creates a freedom that helps you enjoy life.
The truth is cruel, but it can be loved, and it makes free those who have loved it.
I gave my life for freedom-This I know; For those who bade me fight had told me so.
The ultimate foundation of a free society is the binding tie of cohesive sentiment.
The people is always expressive of the truth. The life of a people cannot be a lie.
Good government could never be a substitute for government by the people themselves.
No one can tear your thread out of himself. No one can tie you down or set you free.
The free press is the mother of all our liberties and of our progress under liberty.
The road to tyranny, we must never forget, begins with the destruction of the truth.
The most dangerous enemy of the truth and freedom amongst us is the compact majority
The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions
A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.
The majority have no other reason for their opinions than that they are the fashion.
I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few.
Freedom is the moment between sleep and waking before selfhood and the world return.
Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.
Nothing changes the gender equation more significantly than women's economic freedom.
Nonviolence is not a weapon of the weak. It is a weapon of the strongest and bravest.
Those wanting to improve democracy in their countries should not wait for permission.
Though we love goodness and not stealing, yet also we love freedom and not preaching.
Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.
None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license.
No, Freedom has a thousand charms to show That slaves, howe'er contented, never know.
Most men today cannot conceive of a freedom that does not involve somebody's slavery.
Like a lot of Black women, I have always had to invent the power my freedom requires.
There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally.
Only necessity understood, and bondage to the highest is identical with true freedom.
When I get older, I will be stronger They’ll call me freedom, just like a Wavin’ Flag
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.
If we do not die for liberty, we shall soon have nothing left to do but weep for her.
The ultimate freedom for creative groups is the freedom to experiment with new ideas.
The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.
Evolution of democracy is not possible if we are not prepared to hear the other side.