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Men freely believe that which they desire.
Men freely believe that which they desire.
People demand freedom only when they have no power.
People demand freedom only when they have no power.
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.]
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.
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.
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.
No, Freedom has a thousand charms to show
That slaves, howe'er contented, never know.
No, Freedom has a thousand charms to show
That slaves, howe'er contented, never know.
A man who has nothing for which he willing to fight; nothing he cares about more than his own personal read more
A man who has nothing for which he willing to fight; nothing he cares about more than his own personal safety; is a miserable creature who has no chance of being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
One need not obey the rules
if he abandons a meaningless or cruel game.
One need not obey the rules
if he abandons a meaningless or cruel game.
