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

Maximilien Robespierre

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" Freedom of expression comes with responsibilities, especially when it comes with serious implications for peace. "

" For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. "

" Freedom - an occupied space which must be reoccupied every day. "

John Ralston Saul

" If society fits you comfortably enough, you call it freedom. "

" What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist. "

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

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

" The more freedom I allow myself as a writer to wander, become lost and go into uncertain territory - and I am always trying to go to the more awkward place, the more difficult place - the more frightening it is, because I have no plan. "

" Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. "

Frederick Douglass

" I was the youngest child and got a lot more freedom than my brother and sister. I used to wander, doing my own thing under the radar, but I didn't get in bad, bad trouble. "

" I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations. "

" It is important for people to be able to read all sides of every question; for a feeling of national unity does not come from one-sided or inadequate information, but from a sense of freedom impartially secured and of opportunity equalized by a just government. "

Jeannette Rankin

" So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you. "

" If Anonymous and Lulzsec are the id of hacking, then physical hackerspaces are the heart of the higher-minded hacking ideals: freedom of information, meritocracy of ideas, a joy of learning and anti-authoritarianism. "

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

" Religious liberty is the first freedom in our Constitution. And whether the cause is justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy and the sick, or mercy for the child waiting to be born, there is no greater force for good in the nation than Christian conscience in action. "

" The more tools I have, the more freedom I have. "

" Private property and the market system are good not only to promote innovation and to promote growth; private property and the market system are good for our personal freedom. "

" When there is state there can be no freedom, but when there is freedom there will be no state. "

" I keep an elaborate calendar for my characters detailing on which dates everything happens. I'm constantly revising this as I go along. It gives me the freedom to intricately plot my story, knowing it will at least hold up on a timeline. "

" I've made money, and I've been ripped off. I've had creative freedom, and I've been pressured to make hits. I have dealt with diva behavior from crazy musicians, and I have seen genius records by wonderful artists get completely ignored. I love music. I always will. "

" Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life. "

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" Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves; and under the rule of a just God, cannot long retain it. "

Abraham Lincoln

" Every woman needs a private pin money stash. That is her own personal stash of cash to do with whatever she wants. It gives a woman freedom even if she doesn't spend it - especially if she doesn't spend it. "

Sarah Ban Breathnach

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

" He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and, under a just God, cannot long retain it. "

Abraham Lincoln

" Donald Trump and the First Amendment, it's not a beautiful match; it's not a match made in heaven. Between the free speech rights that he has not defended and the freedom of the press, which he has not defended, it's problematic. "

" The whole 'bad girl' thing allows me to mess up sometimes. And I have freedom to say more of what I want to. "

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

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" Freedom is... not to be bound by my wounds. And to be able to eat cake every day. "

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