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" We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. "

Edward R. Murrow

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" That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent. "

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

" The American middle class used to be envy of the world. It was a byproduct of economic freedom. We had a very dynamic free-market economy and limited government. People were out there pursuing their own self-interest and creating employment opportunities. "

" There are days when solitude is a heady wine that intoxicates you with freedom, others when it is a bitter tonic, and still others when it is a poison that makes you beat your head against the wall. "

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

" An unlimited America was the vision for the nation set forth by our Founding Fathers. It is the vision enshrined in those two great charters of freedom: our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution. Many of America's most intractable problems stem from the fact that we have strayed from that vision - and lost direction. "

" Communists have always played an active role in the fight by colonial countries for their freedom, because the short-term objects of Communism would always correspond with the long-term objects of freedom movements. "

" So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't you forget to have fun doin' it. Lord, let your laughter ring forth. Be outrageous, ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can produce. "

" In climbing, sponsors typically support an athlete but provide very little direction, giving the climber free rein to follow his or her passion toward whatever is inspiring. It's a wonderful freedom, in many ways similar to that of an artist who simply lives his life and creates whatever moves him. "

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

Wendell Phillips

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

" 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. "

" How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech. "

Soren Kierkegaard

Freedom Of Speech

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

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

" Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate. "

Hubert H. Humphrey

" That sacred space of conscience where you can exercise your rights in terms of religious freedom and deeply-held, reasonable beliefs is the core of human dignity. In fact, that's the basis for civilization itself. And when you lose that fundamental principle... you have no basis on which to build. "

Jeff Fortenberry

" Freedom is never granted; it is won. "

A. Philip Randolph

" When an American says that he loves his country, he means not only that he loves the New England hills, the prairies glistening in the sun, the wide and rising plains, the great mountains and the sea. He means that he loves an inner air, inner life in which freedom lives. In which a man can draw the breath of self-respect. "

" I think we must get rid of slavery, or we must get rid of freedom. "

Ralph Waldo Emerson

" Collectivism and freedom are mortal enemies. Only one will survive. "

G. Edward Griffin

" The very idea of freedom incites fear in the hearts of terrorists across the world. "

" To me, the flag represents the greatest ideals of the United States of America, not the worst, but different people look at different things and have different feelings about it. That's what freedom of expression is all about. "

" I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom. "

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

" Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will. "

" 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

" 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

" Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most. "

Haruki Murakami

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

" I love to create, and to me, the ultimate freedom of expression is a blank canvas or a block of clay to capture whatever emotions your imagination gives it. "

" Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in the decisions and actions of government, and popular participation is the essence of our democracy. "

" Freedom of speech is a human right and the foundation upon which democracy is built. Any restriction of freedom of speech is a restriction upon democracy. "