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.

To be what no one ever was, To be what everyone has been: Freedom is the mean of those Extremes read more

To be what no one ever was, To be what everyone has been: Freedom is the mean of those Extremes that fence all effort in.

Yet, Freedom! yet thy banner, torn, but flying,
Streams like the thunder-storm against the wind.

Yet, Freedom! yet thy banner, torn, but flying,
Streams like the thunder-storm against the wind.

I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.

I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.

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

For what avail the plough or sail, Or land or life, if freedom fail?

For what avail the plough or sail, Or land or life, if freedom fail?

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects read more

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

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.

You don\'t have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an read more

You don\'t have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.