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" Freedom is contagious. That's why despots fear it so much. "

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" I support engagement, diplomacy, and trade with Cuba, China, Vietnam, and many countries with less than stellar human rights records, because I believe that once enslaved people taste freedom and see the products of capitalism, they will become hungry for freedom themselves. "

" We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth. "

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" I can understand the Chinese Wall: it was built as a defense against marauders. But a wall such as that in Berlin, built to prevent people from seeking freedom, is almost beyond comprehension. "

" Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech. "

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" I love music. It's freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration. "

" Protection of religious freedom means considering the faiths and beliefs of everyone involved. "

" Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories. "

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" Real freedom is having nothing. I was freer when I didn't have a cent. "

" Every time you pass a law, it is a little bite out of freedom. "

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" True freedom requires the rule of law and justice, and a judicial system in which the rights of some are not secured by the denial of rights to others. "

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" I am conservative with a small 'c.' It's possible to be conservative in fiscal policy, and tolerant on moral issues or questions of freedom of expression. "

" Human dignity is based upon freedom, and freedom upon human dignity. The one presupposes the other. "

" If people who cherish freedom, who know the importance of mutual respect and are aware of the imperative necessity to establish a constructive and critical debate, if these people are not ready to speak out, to be more committed and visible, then we can expect sad, painful tomorrows. The choice is ours. "

" If you ask me to compromise on principle, I will get out the veto pen. "

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" You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing. "

" Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom. "

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" I realize that men and women of the military go out and sacrifice their lives and put their selves in harm's way for my freedom of speech and my freedoms in this country, and my freedom to take a seat or take a knee, so I have the utmost respect for them, and I think what I did was taken out of context and spun a different way. "

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" Freedom is the recognition of necessity. "

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