A man is either free or he is not.

A man is either free or he is not.

It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.

It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.

If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the read more

If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

. . . 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.

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.

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

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

We fight not to enslave, but to set a country free, and to make room upon the earth for honest read more

We fight not to enslave, but to set a country free, and to make room upon the earth for honest men to live in.

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.

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.