Freedom all solace to man gives:
He lives at ease that freely lives.

Freedom all solace to man gives:
He lives at ease that freely lives.

There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where read more

There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought.

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.

Here the free spirit of mankind, at length,
Throws its last fetters off; and who shall place
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Here the free spirit of mankind, at length,
Throws its last fetters off; and who shall place
A limit to the giant's unchained strength,
Or curb his swiftness in the forward race?

Yes! to this thought I hold with firm persistence;
The last result of wisdom stamps it true;
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Yes! to this thought I hold with firm persistence;
The last result of wisdom stamps it true;
He only earns his freedom and existence
Who daily conquers them anew.

To do good whenever one can, to love liberty above all else, never to deny the truth, even though it read more

To do good whenever one can, to love liberty above all else, never to deny the truth, even though it be before the throne.

To freemen, threats are impotent.
[Lat., Nulla enim minantis auctoritas apud liberos est.]

To freemen, threats are impotent.
[Lat., Nulla enim minantis auctoritas apud liberos est.]

While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.

While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.