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England may as well dam up the waters of the Nile with bulrushes
as to fetter the step of read more
England may as well dam up the waters of the Nile with bulrushes
as to fetter the step of Freedom, more proud and firm in this
youthful land than where she treads the sequestered glens of
Scotland, or couches herself among the magnificent mountains of
Switzerland.
- Mrs. Lydia Maria Child,
The world's 'freeest'
country has the highest
number in prison.
The world's 'freeest'
country has the highest
number in prison.
He that complies against his will, Is of his own opinion still.
He that complies against his will, Is of his own opinion still.
Without free speech no search for truth is possible… no discovery of truth is useful… Better a thousandfold abuse of read more
Without free speech no search for truth is possible… no discovery of truth is useful… Better a thousandfold abuse of free speech than denial of free speech. The abuse dies in a day, but the denial slays the life of the people, and entombs the hope of the race.
Those who are used to a cage
will weep for a cage.
Those who are used to a cage
will weep for a cage.
I want free life, and I want fresh air;
And I sigh for the canter after the cattle,
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I want free life, and I want fresh air;
And I sigh for the canter after the cattle,
The crack of the whip like shots in battle,
The medley of horns, and hoofs, and heads
That wars, and wrangles, and scatters and spreads;
The green beneath and the blue above,
And dash, and danger, and life and love.
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose. Nothing ain't worth nothing but it's free.
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose. Nothing ain't worth nothing but it's free.
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.
. . . for righteous monarchs,
Justly to judge, with their own eyes should see;
To rule read more
. . . for righteous monarchs,
Justly to judge, with their own eyes should see;
To rule o'er freemen, should themselves be free.
