I disagree with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.

I disagree with what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.

A hungry man is not a free man.

A hungry man is not a free man.

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.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought

The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.

The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.

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

. . . for righteous monarchs,
Justly to judge, with their own eyes should see;
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. . . for righteous monarchs,
Justly to judge, with their own eyes should see;
To rule o'er freemen, should themselves be free.

Freedom rings where opinions clash.

Freedom rings where opinions clash.

I am as free as nature first made man,
Ere the base laws of servitude began,
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I am as free as nature first made man,
Ere the base laws of servitude began,
When wild in woods the noble savage ran.