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" The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them. "

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" The greatest enemy of individual freedom is the individual himself. "

" If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. "

George Washington

" None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. "

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

" We all have to announce our full solidarity with the struggle of those seeking freedom and justice in Syria, and translate this sympathy into a clear political vision that supports a peaceful transition to a democratic system of rule that reflects the demands of the Syrian people for freedom. "

" It's very strange how electronic music formatted itself and forgot that its roots are about the surprise, freedom, and the acceptance of every race, gender, and style of music into this big party. Instead, it started to become this electronic lifestyle which also involved the glorification of technology. "

Thomas Bangalter

" I suffered evils, but without allowing them to rob me of the freedom to expand. "

" The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen up, united as one man. "

" We're giving our freedoms away. The American experiment was about freedom. Freedom to be stupid, freedom to fail, freedom to succeed. "

" A man may be a pessimistic determinist before lunch and an optimistic believer in the will's freedom after it. "

" Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire. "

" Because of the terrorist threat, the FBI and CIA have become as important as the military in preserving our freedom. Yet while thanking our military is standard practice in American life, no one thinks of thanking the FBI, the CIA, or the rest of the intelligence community for keeping us safe since 9/11. "

" Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. "

" The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom. "

Madeleine Albright

" The oppressed, having internalized the image of the oppressor and adopted his guidelines, are fearful of freedom. "

" Everybody understands friendship, and friendship is different than love - it's a different kind of love. Friendship has more freedom, more latitude. You don't expect your friend to be as you think your friend should be; you expect your friend just to love you as a friend. "

" The little black dress expresses a moment of freedom and individuality every time. "

Andre Leon Talley

" The current total of countries in the world with First Amendments is one. You have guaranteed freedom of speech. Other countries don't have that. "

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" Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men. "

" Who is more to be pitied, a writer bound and gagged by policemen or one living in perfect freedom who has nothing more to say? "

" The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

" The rewards of freedom are always sweet, but its demands are stern, for at its heart is the paradox that the greatest enemy of freedom is freedom. "

" A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad. "

" I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important. "

" They won't break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart. The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then that we will see the rising of the moon. "

" The enemies of freedom do not argue; they shout and they shoot. "

William Ralph Inge

" Certain media-related developments in the country are raising questions regarding its objectivity and credibility. Paid news and the declining roles of the editors and their editorial freedom is posing a major threat to the Indian media. "

Mohammad Hamid Ansari

" Unite liberality with a just frugality; always reserve something for the hand of charity; and never let your door be closed to the voice of suffering humanity. "

" I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land. "

" Israel was not created in order to disappear - Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom. "

John F. Kennedy

" Countries that have the Internet already are not going to turn it off. And so the power of freedom, the power of ideas will spread, and it will change those societies in very dramatic ways. "