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" The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms. "

William O. Douglas

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" Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others. "

Coretta Scott King

" The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I can't have those things then I feel like a caged animal and I'd rather not be in a cage. I'd rather be dead. And it's real simple. And I think it's not that uncommon. "

" My mother and I were part of a deal in the mid-'60s between Romania and Israel. Israel bought freedom for Romanian Jews for $2,000 a head. Ceausescu made a bundle in hard currency. He also 'sold' ethnic Germans to West Germany. Instead of going to Israel, my mother and I came to the United States. "

Andrei Codrescu

" What's real freedom? Real freedom is being able to not have my way and still be just as happy as if I did. "

" Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, there will come a time when they say 'That's it.' Suddenly they find themselves doing something that they never would have thought they would be doing, simply because of the human instinct that makes them turn their face towards freedom. "

Aung San Suu Kyi

" In hindsight, Watergate was a curse as well as a blessing for American journalism. The courageous reporting of the 'Post' and the 'New York Times' - coupled with the favourable Supreme Court rulings on publication of the Pentagon Papers - were landmarks for the interpretation of First Amendment rights and the freedom of the press. "

" I follow a set of principles, I follow the Constitution. And that's what I base my votes on. Limited government, economic freedom and individual liberty. "

" Now, one of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one's house. "

" Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom. "

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

" I love the simplicity and freedom of running. A pair of shoes, and you are all set to explore new trails. "

" I have never been able to renounce the light, the pleasure of being, and the freedom in which I grew up. "

" I went to jail 44 times. I've been beaten and left for dead on the side of the road fighting for freedom... Yet Rosa Parks is better known in history than Ralph David Abernathy. Why is that? "

Ralph Abernathy

" Many have left their families to defend our freedom. We salute their bravery; we express our appreciation and support to their families. And we pray for their safe return. "

" Setting people to spy on one another is not the way to protect freedom. "

" When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more. "

" Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same performance. "

William O. Douglas

" Veterans are a symbol of what makes our nation great, and we must never forget all they have done to ensure our freedom. "

Rodney Frelinghuysen

" I love the freedom of movement that my phone gives me. That has definitely transformed my life. "

Richard Branson

" 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. "

Lloyd Alexander

" One who comes to the Court must come to adore, not to protest. That's the new gloss on the 1st Amendment. "

William O. Douglas

" Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting. "

Alan Dean Foster

" Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part of the right of free speech. It embraces freedom of the press. "

" A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. "

" We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom. "

Dwight D. Eisenhower

" 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. "

" They say that structure is freedom, and in a sense it is. When you're dealing with multiple constraints, you have to figure out what you can get out of that. "

" 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. "

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