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Those who are used to a cage
will weep for a cage.
Those who are used to a cage
will weep for a cage.
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in read more
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility--I welcome it.
For Freedom's battle once begun,
Bequeath'd by bleeding sire to son,
Though baffled oft is ever won.
For Freedom's battle once begun,
Bequeath'd by bleeding sire to son,
Though baffled oft is ever won.
Men fight for freedom, then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away from themselves.
Men fight for freedom, then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away from themselves.
Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs than freedom never endangered.
Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs than freedom never endangered.
Nothing is more wonderful than the art of being free, but nothing is harder to learn how to use than read more
Nothing is more wonderful than the art of being free, but nothing is harder to learn how to use than freedom.
If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must choose freedom and the responsibility this entails.
If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must choose freedom and the responsibility this entails.
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.
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.