“Spirit borrows from matter the perceptions on which it feeds and restores them to matter in the form of movements which it has stamped with its own freedom.”
— Henri Bergson
Author: Henri Bergson
Category: freedom
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“Spirit borrows from matter the perceptions on which it feeds and restores them to matter in the form of movements which it has stamped with its own freedom.”
— Henri Bergson
Author: Henri Bergson
Category: freedom
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“Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it.”
— Mikhail Bakunin
Author: Mikhail Bakunin
Category: freedom
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“When we, through our educational culture, through the media, through the entertainment culture, give our children the impression that human beings cannot control their passions, we are telling them, in effect, that human beings cannot be trusted with freedom.”
— Alan Keyes
Author: Alan Keyes
Category: freedom
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“Freedom is not a gift nor does it simply exist for us to have, but rather it is a sacred duty, and its blessed yield of hope is born from none other than the blood of the innocent.”
— Bryant H. McGill
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“The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice.”
— Emma Goldman
Author: Emma Goldman
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“Men are freest when they are most unconscious of freedom. The shout is a rattling of chains, always was.”
— David Herbert Lawrence
Author: David Herbert Lawrence
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“Rock and roll music – the music of freedom frightens people and unleashes all manner of conservative defense mechanisms.”
— Salman Rushdie
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“The financial reward is great and I love the life I have, but all money makes possible is for you to stop worrying about money. Then you have freedom to live your life.”
— Paul Stanley
Author: Paul Stanley
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“The important matter is freedom. When the people choose what they want, it is good for them and for us.”
— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
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“What I enjoy most about being on stage is that the natural instruments give you a greater freedom with texture. When you use natural instruments they have their own resonance.”
— John Cale
Author: John Cale
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“Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons.”
— Garrett Hardin
Author: Garrett Hardin
Category: freedom
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