“When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more.”
— John Adams
Author: John Adams
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“There are two good things in life – freedom of thought and freedom of action.”
— W. Somerset Maugham
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
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“I believe that being an actress or being involved in a movie has to be a life experience, otherwise why go for it? I have to change me, and I have to learn things, and I have to push me and my limits. By acting, I find a freedom inside of a prison in a way.”
— Juliette Binoche
Author: Juliette Binoche
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“The pillars of truth and the pillars of freedom – they are the pillars of society.”
— Henrik Ibsen
Author: Henrik Ibsen
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“Jazz is about freedom within discipline. Usually a dictatorship like in Russia and Germany will prevent jazz from being played because it just seemed to represent freedom, democracy and the United States.”
— Dave Brubeck
Author: Dave Brubeck
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“One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the future are politicians. But the political framework itself is so dead and closed that people look to other sources, like artists, because art and music allow people a certain freedom.”
— Thom Yorke
Author: Thom Yorke
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“He only earns his freedom and his life Who takes them every day by storm.”
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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“The Bahraini people are eager to obtain facts to enable them to shape a comprehensive national opinion without division among its people. We confirm to all journalists and media personnel in the kingdom of Bahrain that their freedom is preserved and their rights are safeguarded.”
— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Author: Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
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“The American dream is about freedom.”
— Nancy Pelosi
Author: Nancy Pelosi
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“I think my first album opened a lot of doors for me to push the freedom of speech to the limit.”
— Eminem
Author: Eminem
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“I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom.”
— Michael Bloomberg
Author: Michael Bloomberg
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