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" A state that suppresses all freedom of speech, and which by imposing the most terrible punishments, treats each and every attempt at criticism, however morally justified, and every suggestion for improvement as plotting to high treason, is a state that breaks an unwritten law. "

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Joy

" America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity - the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired. "

" The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant. "

Maximilien Robespierre

Tyranny

People

Lies

" I believe in an India of pluralism and diversity, not of religious bigotry and caste politics. I believe in an India that is secure in itself and confident of its place in the world, an India that is a proud example of tolerance, freedom and hope for the downtrodden. "

" We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense. "

Barack Obama

" Freedom is the oxygen of the soul. "

" Peace with the Palestinians will open ports of peace all around the Mediterranean. The duty of leaders is to pursue freedom ceaselessly, even in the face of hostility, in the face of doubt and disappointment. Just imagine what could be. "

" Freedom is from within. "

Frank Lloyd Wright

Freedom

Within

" Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose. "

" Freedom is the right to live as we wish. "

" We can't equate democracy with Christianity because the largest democracy on earth is India, which is primarily Hindu. The third largest democracy is Indonesia, which is Islamic. Democracy and freedom are not dependent on Christian beliefs. "

" Freedom is something that dies unless it's used. "

" That's the kind of musical freedom I like: jazz, rock, blues, anything. You adopt different attitudes when you play different music. "

" He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm. "

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Freedom

Every Day

Day

" If they want to hang me, let them. And on the scaffold I will shout Freedom for the working class! "

Mother Jones

Freedom

Class

" I'm just kind of taking a break now and enjoying the freedom of making my own choices. When you're on a television show for six years, they run your schedule. "

" You have freedom, so you have to make choices - and at the point when I make a choice, the building starts to look like a Frank Gehry building. It's a signature. "

" I believe that freedom of speech and freedom of religion go hand-in-hand in America. "

Kirk Cameron

America

Believe

" I think that what I have been truly searching for as a person, as a writer, as a thinker, as a daughter, is freedom. That is my mission. A sense of liberty, the liberty that comes not only from self-awareness but also from letting go of many things. Many things that weigh us down. "

" No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare. "

" The new freedom of expression brought by the Internet goes far beyond politics. People relate to each other in new ways, posing questions about how we should respond to people when all that we know about them is what we have learned through a medium that permits all kinds of anonymity and deception. "

" Perhaps one reason we are fascinated by cats is because such a small animal can contain so much independence, dignity, and freedom of spirit. Unlike the dog, the cat's personality is never bet on a human's. He demands acceptance on his own terms. "

" European values, civil rights, freedom of speech, freedom of informatio,n and freedom of assembly are being violated by Spain's central government. "

" The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion. "

" The arc of American history almost inevitably moves toward freedom. Whether it's Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, the expansion of women's rights or, now, gay rights, I think there is an almost-inevitable march toward greater civil liberties. "

" You can be a thousand different women. It's your choice which one you want to be. It's about freedom and sovereignty. You celebrate who you are. You say, 'This is my kingdom.' "

" In communism, we never had any freedom - of movement, of speech, of press. We didn't even make own decisions for our lives, our future. We were human robots. "

" We don't have an Official Secrets Act in the United States, as other countries do. Under the First Amendment, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of association are more important than protecting secrets. "

Alan Dershowitz

Speech

Freedom

" I salute all the nations of the Arab Spring and I salute the heroic people of Syria who are striving for freedom, democracy and reform. "

" A place of freedom is the best place to have the most creativity. "