What man wants is simply independent choice, whatever that independence may cost and where ever it may lead.

What man wants is simply independent choice, whatever that independence may cost and where ever it may lead.

My angel,--his name is Freedom,--
Choose him to be your king;
He shall cut pathways east and read more

My angel,--his name is Freedom,--
Choose him to be your king;
He shall cut pathways east and west,
And fend you with his wing.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err.

Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires

Freedom in general may be defined as the absence of obstacles to the realization of desires

A man's worst difficulties begin when he is able to do as he likes.

A man's worst difficulties begin when he is able to do as he likes.

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than read more

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.

No arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage read more

No arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.

I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if read more

I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking.